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Re:In China, 'Fortnite' Penalizes Minors for Playing Too Much by troquerre on Saturday March 23, 2019 @06:23PM (#19472657)
There is a world where we find that certain game mechanics trigger the same reactions in our brains as gambling, in which case limiting/regulating game time is not a bad thing.
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Re:In China, 'Fortnite' Penalizes Minors for Playing Too Much by sneak on Saturday March 23, 2019 @06:26PM (#19472671)
They aren’t limiting game time. They are censoring publishers from publishing their game as written.

It is absolutely a bad thing, even if you think the end result is a benefit - that was my point.

Separately, the laws against gambling are similarly infringing upon basic human rights to free association and free communication/expression.

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Re:In China, 'Fortnite' Penalizes Minors for Playing Too Much by Retra on Saturday March 23, 2019 @07:27PM (#19472907)
How is it 'absolutely' a bad thing, even in the cases where people are saying it is a good thing?
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