Steam upgrades its family plan, allowing your kids to ping you to pay for their shopping cart and get you banned by cheating on a shared account
Parents are about to get a lot of payment requests
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On March 18, Steamintroduced’Steam Families,' which combines the already existing Family Sharing and Steam Family View while adding a few more features. The new plan allows you to invite up to five users that you can manage from the Steam Client, mobile device, or web browser. All five family members will have access to a range of features with the adults determining what child members can get up to.
Just like before, the new version of Steam Family will let everyone in the plan gain access to the shareable games in your library. Since each user will have their own profile, you don’t need to worry about anyone accessing your saves or earning your achievements for you. It also isn’t restricted when another member is online, meaning you won’t have to wait around to take turns.
Like with all family accounts, Parental Controls are available. …
