Is censorship of the internet and computer games in Australia a good thing?
Australia is the only developed country without an R18+ classification for games, meaning any titles that do not meet the MA15+ standard - such as those with excessive violence or sexual content - are simply banned from sale by the Classification Board, unless they are modified to remove the offending content.
This has resulted in numerous games being turned away from Australian shores and now threatens to stop online games that have not been classified from being played. This includes many notable online-only games such as World of Warcraft & Half-Life which can be refused classification due to a single player's actions.
The question is: Is censorship of the internet & computer games in Australia a good thing?
On the one side it prevents harmful content entering Australia.
On the other it is a restriction of trade and forces the constituency to obey restricive laws that should be changed.
Obviously I have my own view on this issue....But i'd like to hear your view.
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Setting up a rating system so that parents can make a more informed decision is fine. The government making that decision is abuse of power plain and simple.
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