Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

News

Three U.S. Lawmakers Push To Regulate Loot Boxes

Three U.S. lawmakers have sent letters to several video game companies asking them to extend some new U.K. design rules to the United States. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), and Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA) have asked them to restrict “nudging techniques” that would entice children to continue using their services with one major example being loot boxes in video games. Companies that received these letters include Epic Games, Riot Games, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Activision Blizzard.

Known as the “Age Appropriate Design Code,” this new set of rules in the United Kingdom would crack down on several issues pertaining to young children on both the internet and video games. This would include stricter privacy settings and designing products in the “best interests” of children.

The closest thing to this in existence within the United States is the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, but that only applies to children up to the age of 12.

You May Also Like

News

Activision Blizzard and Plaion have been hit with a monetary fine by PEGI for failing to disclose that their mobile titles Diablo Immortal and...

News

First reported by Rock Paper Shotgun, Australia has proposed a bill that would make games containing with digital gambling to receive an automatic M...

News

According to a study by loot box researcher Leon Xiao, labels noting whether video games contain loot boxes are severely inconsistent. The study found...

News

After years of pressure among gamers and parents alike, Australian MP Andrew Wilkie has officially filed a loot box bill to the Australian Classification...

Advertisement