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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 months ago

A new law has been passed in California which prohibits the use of words like "buy" and "purchase" on digital storefronts like Steam.

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A new law has been passed in California which prohibits the use of words like "buy" and "purchase" on digital storefronts like Steam.

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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 months ago

New law could change how you buy games on Steam

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A new law has been passed in California which prohibits the use of words like "buy" and "purchase" on digital storefronts like Steam.

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prohibit a seller of a digital good from advertising or offering for sale a digital good, as defined, to a purchaser with the terms buy, purchase, or any other term which a reasonable person would understand

I think ‘acquire’ definitely falls in this category

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