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Am I allowed to use a VPN with Steam? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by HawlSera@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world
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Recently got a VPN because I've become increasingly paranoid (It's getting crazy out there), but.... is it a bannable offense to use it while on Steam?

I'm finding mixed answers, and I wanna be safe, so I figured the Fediverse might know.

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[–] TheRookReturns@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

About 10 years ago my steam account was locked for 3 months after bypassing regional pricing. At the time they said it was first and last warning and the only reason they didn’t ban my account was I’d previously got approval to change the steam URL to redirect to a different store region to purchase a game not available on my default store.

Be careful.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Previously got approval? Whut?

[–] TheRookReturns@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I asked Steam support if I could change the store to buy a game not available in my region. They gave approval.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Really? What was the game?