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minus-squareDoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoIf we’re going to government age verification everywhere just get rid of fucking ESRB and content ratings
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·6 months ago If we’re going to government age verification everywhere just get rid of fucking ESRB and content ratings This is a game made in Scotland, ESRB is a voluntary US based system.
minus-squarekbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoMade even sillier because Rockstar isn’t a government.
minus-squareThunderbird4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoYes, it’s voluntary and self-imposed by the game industry to avoid exactly this kind of nanny-state bullshit. Ergo, if governments proceed with the bullshit anyway, then there’s no longer a need for the ESRB or PEGI.
minus-squareDoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoExactly. What’s the point of AO is all major retailers pledged 20 years ago that they won’t sell it? AO is basically a sales ban
If we’re going to government age verification everywhere just get rid of fucking ESRB and content ratings
This is a game made in Scotland, ESRB is a voluntary US based system.
PEGI, then.
Made even sillier because Rockstar isn’t a government.
Yes, it’s voluntary and self-imposed by the game industry to avoid exactly this kind of nanny-state bullshit. Ergo, if governments proceed with the bullshit anyway, then there’s no longer a need for the ESRB or PEGI.
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Exactly. What’s the point of AO is all major retailers pledged 20 years ago that they won’t sell it? AO is basically a sales ban