Politics, Policy and Video Games
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DCMS Select Committee urges loot boxes to be regulated as gambling, which would force removal for under‑18s or require gambling licences and could wipe out some business models; recommendation to compel studios to share and fund aggregated player data for researchers; ICO’s age-appropriate design code pushes mandatory age verification or UK-specific child‑safe versions, effectively age‑gating titles or making them toddler‑friendly; the government's online harms white paper promises regulator fines up to GDP‑scale, creating immediate compliance, product and revenue risks.
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