Europe - VSC given power to ban videogames

“The Government has today taken a major step to improve child safety, online and offline, in the video games sector. PEGI is a robust, independent games rating system used widely throughout Europe and beyond. VSC is the leading PEGI authority, rating all videogames aged 12 and above in 30 countries. By making PEGI legally enforceable in the UK, the Government has shown that it is determined to protect children, help parents make informed decisions and deliver consistency in games rating. VSC will exercise this new power independently of the PEGI system, providing a ‘fail-safe’ for the UK - protecting children through PEGI and addressing UK-specific sensibilities by refusing classification of any game which falls foul of the Video Recordings Act. This decision is the right one for consumers in the UK.” - Baroness Shepherd, president of the VSC

Hmmm…I wonder how often that power is going to be used. Could become a scary situation if power is abused. Let’s hop it’s a non-issue.

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