Ratings and classifications are not censorship. I rather enjoyed the movie 300, but my kids aren’t ready for that sort of content yet.
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Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 weeks ago
IMO we need to move away from classifications and censorship, not further embrace it.
Nath@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 weeks ago
If they stop you accessing something, they are censorship.
Nath@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
If there’s a policy that says ‘content of X classification is not allowed to be distributed to the public’, then you are against that policy. That’s not the same thing as classification.
Classification is not something that mattered much to me until I had kids. But now that I do, it is vital. I personally vet individual games for the kids. For example I allow Zelda, Minecraft, Prince of Persia, Hogwarts Legacy but don’t allow Witcher, Assassins Creed or Red Dead Redemption, yet.
Do I think these games should be censored? Not at all. But, the classification informs parents whether they should be letting their 10-year-olds access that sort of material.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 weeks ago
In that case, I'd argue that you should be informing yourself about the product and making your own opinion not relying on some governmental agency. This certainly isn't anything that needs to be handled at a political level.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Realistically, any kid with an internet connected device can access whatever they want.
Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
kids be accessing lemmy on their 3DS web browser