China says up to 80% of violent crime, teen pregnancy due to online games
Posted in: Internet Use/New Technologies at 27/12/2009 16:31
[IDG] China's state news channel has blamed hugely popular online games for problems including drug addiction, teen pregnancy and even murder this month as regulators crack down on allegedly harmful content in games.
In a program titled "Confession of a Murderer - Focus on Pornography and Violence in Online Games (Part Two)," China Central Television (CCTV) on Thursday reported on a Beijing juvenile prison where one man was serving a life sentence for murders he committed to obtain virtual equipment in an online game.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3209225
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/12/24/urnidgns852573C40069388048257697000973AC.DTL
http://www.pcworld.com/article/185490/.html
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142719/China_blames_online_games_for_drugs_murder_teen_pregnancy
