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The dual prohibition—covering both cheat creation and interference with anti-cheat systems—closes the primary avenues through which cheating is developed and concealed on Steam.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two independent legal prohibitions of equal weight. The canonical claim states both because they are closely related and together define the full scope of the cheat-related restriction; neither is clearly more primary than the other.
The updated agreement no longer explicitly discloses that Steam Wallet funds held by Japanese users will expire six months after being added, or that expiration dates can be reviewed in the Steam Wallet. The removal of this disclosure eliminates the transparency mechanism previously available to Japanese subscribers regarding fund expiration timelines and monitoring options. Japanese law may still impose expiration requirements on stored funds regardless of contractual disclosure, but the agreement no longer notifies users of this expiration mechanism.
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"You agree that you will not create Cheats or assist third parties in any way to create or use Cheats. You agree that you will not directly or indirectly disable, circumvent, or otherwise interfere with the operation of software designed to prevent or report the use of Cheats.Excerpt from Steam's Subscriber Agreement
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The dual prohibition—covering both cheat creation and interference with anti-cheat systems—closes the primary avenues through which cheating is developed and concealed on Steam.
You are prohibited from creating cheats, assisting any third party in creating or using cheats, and from directly or indirectly disabling, circumventing, or interfering with anti-cheat software.
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