Freedom of expression has been one of America's most important values over the years. It is a part of the first amendment of the constitution, and the amendment has protected many different forms of media as time has progressed. With that said, video games have always been a tricky topic when concerning freedom of expression, as they not only show violence and racism, but actively ask players to engage in these actions. In many nations around the world, unlike in the United States, video games are censored for many different reasons such as violence, racism, and representation of known figures. This has lead many pundits and critics of video games to call for stricter laws in what is can be depicted in games.
Video games should not be censored as they pioneer new ways of looking at world, and that they cause to true no true harm to anyone. Video games are an art form like books or movies. However there should be some limits set in place on certain ideas in games. Ideas like using others work and copyrights
Violence
According to The guardian (2013), “As many as 97% of US kids age 12-17 play video games, contributing to the $21.53 billion domestic video game industry. More than half of the 50 top-selling video games contain violence.” The video game industry is growing at an exceptionally high rate which leads to the …show more content…
Without calling for censorship on most other media and the way it is displayed would go against what America has stood for over two-hundred years. While the economic factors of the news media may not play into effect as much in the video game industry it would still cause economic issues censoring the games. Even if video games do not cause racism and violence, what about the use of the likeness of others in
Video games should not be censored as they pioneer new ways of looking at world, and that they cause to true no true harm to anyone. Video games are an art form like books or movies. However there should be some limits set in place on certain ideas in games. Ideas like using others work and copyrights
Violence
According to The guardian (2013), “As many as 97% of US kids age 12-17 play video games, contributing to the $21.53 billion domestic video game industry. More than half of the 50 top-selling video games contain violence.” The video game industry is growing at an exceptionally high rate which leads to the …show more content…
Without calling for censorship on most other media and the way it is displayed would go against what America has stood for over two-hundred years. While the economic factors of the news media may not play into effect as much in the video game industry it would still cause economic issues censoring the games. Even if video games do not cause racism and violence, what about the use of the likeness of others in