Published: August 6th, 2021,
Last updated: August 6th, 2021
The alleged negative effects of violent video games served as a topic in German elections many years ago. Now, the discussion about video games is also raging in China. And the tone is just as fierce. Video games are being shunned as „spiritual opium“ and „dirty things“. Authorities are now taking action against gambling addiction and late-night gaming. Finn Mayer-Kuckuk explains how the gaming industry is becoming the newest target of the authorities in their fight for more compliance and ethics in business life. To prevent conflicts with state authorities, some companies are now taking proactive action.