Published 16:15 IST, May 8th 2019
Does PUBG Qualify As “Violent”, 40% Of New Study Respondents Want Total Bans On Violent Video Games
Do you endorse a complete ban on video games that promote violence and gore?
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Do you want PlayerUnkwn’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) to operate as it is in India, without being banned? Well, respondents in an apparently new study seemingly reacted surprisingly to question concerning a ban on video games promoting violence. Here, 4 out of 10 respondents wanted such games to be banned in India, citing violence.
This study, quoted by IANS, reportedly commissioned by market research firm Ipsos, with respondents numbering over a thousand during time period ranging from 21 vember and 7 December 2018, in India. Though study does t explicitly mention PUBG as falling into violent games category, it states that respondents took strong objections to games categorized as “violent” while rejecting se.
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study also reportedly states that respondents thought that violent video games could turn into vices, and hence rejected m. At this point in time, re have been debates in India with respect to PUBG being violent and dictive; game has also faced bans in countries like Nepal and Iraq – latter has lifted ban since.
Also, around 68% of respondents stated in study were in favour of moderate us of social media without se being perceived as diction. n, respondents even wanted a complete ban on online betting.
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Video games promoting gore/violence do need to be banned, but classifying se as “violent” and “spreing undesirable elements” is a task that needs execution through genuine experts more than government officials; don’t you think so?
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16:12 IST, May 8th 2019