https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... ral-threatIraq’s parliament has voted to ban popular online video games including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite, citing their “negative” influence, especially on the young, in a country long plagued by real-life bloodshed.
Iraq held its first election in 2018 after years of devastating factional violence. Islamic State militants held wide swathes of the country for three years until they were driven out in heavy fighting with US-backed forces in 2017.
MPs approved a resolution that mandated the government to bar online access to the games and ban related financial transactions. The ban came “due to the negative effects caused by some electronic games on the health, culture, and security of Iraqi society, including societal and moral threats to children and youth”, the text of the resolution read.
Iraq bans violent games for causing violence.
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Iraq bans violent games for causing violence.
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Some of the Young IT guys at work were griping about the latest Fortnite upgrade yesterday. A massively popular game stateside along with Call of Duty. Apparently the Mullah's are ok with that game because of the military strategy involved.
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