Without video games to take care of the future of the nation
According to the campaign published in the national media, the measure seeks to “protect the physical and mental health of minors”, so they have decided to limit the use of online videogames exclusively from 20:00 to 21:00 the Friday, Saturday, Sunday and days holidays, prohibiting any type of connection on weekdays.
If the measure is caught by surprise that it seems extremely abusive (which it is), you should take into account that a law passed in 2019 already prohibited minors from playing more than 1.5 hours a day and 3 hours on holidays, something which has obviously been extremely intensified with the new measures.
The notice proposes that it is necessary to actively guide the co-management and co-governance of families, schools and other social sectors, carry out the responsibilities of guardianship of minors in accordance with the law, and create a good environment for the healthy growth of minors. .
How is that controlled?
To control which child connects to the game or not, developers must implement a system for identifying real names and profiles that will be active at all times, although this raises many doubts, since anyone could use the profile of the father or another. person. And it is that it would only take the username and password to log in with the profile of an adult and be able to play without restrictions at all times, something that more or less is what has been done so far.
Today’s youth may be looking for games like Fortnite, League of Legends or any other current success, but the concept of “prohibiting playing video games” seems quite complicated to us, and it is that until now the measures that were in operation have not they have prevented thousands of minors from continuing to play their favorite games.
An earthquake that could affect many companies
Still, the publication of these measures has woken up an earthquake in the industry, as many companies could lose a lot of money if their audience dropped precipitously from one moment to the next. That is why some values in the stock market have rushed, leaving a great unknown among the sector.
