Saturday, March 21, 2009

Vaz calls for video game censorship

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/14/20090304/tpl-vaz-calls-for-video-games-censorship-81c5b50.html

Summary:
Keith Vaz, Labour MP and chair of the home affairs committee wants to introduce a stricter video game classification. His purpose for doing so is “not about censorship” but for “protecting (Britain’s) children” (extracted).He cited a survey which revealed that 74 percent of British parents were concerned over the increasing levels of violence in video games. He hopes for the Byron report to be implemented fully, "Given the fact that there is increasing availability of these games on the internet exhibiting scenes of graphic and gratuitous violence" (extracted). The above Byron report is a series of proposals by Tanya Byron which concluded that by increasing awareness and better enforcement, video game classification can be improved.




Assumptions:
1) Concerned parents have tried to help their children by controlling what they play, but have failed in doing so.
2) The British government already has a plan underway, however it is still in it's initial stages or the plan is going very slowly.

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