Game content rating boards work (ESRB, PEGI, CERO, etc.). The difference here is there’s no pressure from the digital storefronts. They don’t have the same taboos on gambling that brick-and-mortar stores had on sex and violence in video games back when they started up.
Comment on Research reveals “non-existent” enforcement of industry-led standards on loot boxes
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
When the fuck has “industry self-regulation” ever worked?
Ashtear@lemm.ee 3 days ago
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Do these rating boards actually ever prevent games from being released? Aside from maybe Germany or whatever…
It’s more about categorization than regulation…
Ashtear@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Has happened multiple times in Australia.
Very similar to that for films, the rating board process mostly regulates games in development. In the US, for example, the AO rating will prevent your game from being sold at mass market storefronts. When your game has borderline content, it’s a back-and-forth process that’s resolved before release.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
Well, according to these industry-funded/conducted research papers, it works quite well, quite often!
Just as your current local or national politician who used to work for us, is being funded by us, and will go back to working for us if they lose their next election!
banditbananas@retrolemmy.com 5 days ago
Credit card processing standards are heavily industry regulated. At least in the US. There are some state and federal laws but it’s mostly Visa, Discover, and other cc companies that regulate and develop these standards. They have the teeth to stop all your credit card processing if you don’t meet their requirements. Frankly, they actually do have decent security protocols and practices.
They take it seriously because they really don’t want the government to mess with processing fees and whatever else makes them money. In some ways I’d rather it be regulated, but the current gov shouldn’t be trusted with anything.
brewery@feddit.uk 4 days ago
Really? And did they self regulate their fees? Oh wait no, it took EU enforcement to cut down their fees and stop businesses passing them onto customers. The EU also enforced more security regulation, and more use of those by the banks themselves using these credit card processors who washed their hands of levels of security
banditbananas@retrolemmy.com 3 days ago
What’s the deal with these shitty comments? Every time I say anything on this platform it’s the same reddit bullshit. Always trying to checkmate someone and always aggressive questions that are really statements calling me an asshole.
I didn’t make capitalism or credit cards or regulations. I was just trying to add content. I’m all for the EU developing actual protections for consumers, but I guess I’m a dipshit for leaving a comment and trying to interact. Sorry. I won’t interrupt the circle jerk again.
loonsun@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Nah, you should keep posting and people who come at people like they stabbed their mother’s should take a break to touch grass
Goretantath@lemm.ee 4 days ago
They are HEAVY censorers of a multitude of people. They arent regulated themselves.