Friday, April 12th 2019
Nepal Bans PUBG on Account of Negative Impact on Children
Nepal yesterday moved to ban the online game PlayerUnkown's Battlegrounds, citing negative impact of the game on children and their development. Citing violent content and its effect as the primordial reason for the ban, Sandip Adhikari, deputy director at Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), the nation's telecoms regulator, told Reuters that ""We have ordered the ban on PUBG because it is addictive to children and teenagers."
As part of the ban, all internet service providers, mobile operators and network service providers were instructed to block streaming of the game. Gamers might find ways to circumvent this limitation in order to still be able to play the game; or they'll simply migrate to one of the other Battle Royale games on offer, such as Fortnite or Apex Legends, instead. It's interesting to wonder whether the government of Nepal will keep on chasing the next online game fad one by one or if actual studies on the negative impact of these games are fielded by the Nepalese government.
Source:
Reuters
As part of the ban, all internet service providers, mobile operators and network service providers were instructed to block streaming of the game. Gamers might find ways to circumvent this limitation in order to still be able to play the game; or they'll simply migrate to one of the other Battle Royale games on offer, such as Fortnite or Apex Legends, instead. It's interesting to wonder whether the government of Nepal will keep on chasing the next online game fad one by one or if actual studies on the negative impact of these games are fielded by the Nepalese government.
57 Comments on Nepal Bans PUBG on Account of Negative Impact on Children
Thank You.
Also, Nepal is a poor country. I can't imagine many people in Nepal even play the game.
This strikes me as bad policy.
This is typical politics anywhere in the world... have 1 problem, blame it on something else that you can feasibly ban, get reelected.
More concerned with India's arrests related to playing games...
Anyway. I am unable to chat shit about Napal after her people fought and died for Hong Kong when she was invaded by the Japanese in WII. All my grandparents lived to reach a grand old age before they returned to the heavens because of the bravery of the Nepalese people.
All in all there is a growing movement to act against children addictions to games and internet, it was another article here recently about Prince Harry.
Sure kids are gonna be upset when they lose their toys. Eventually will go back outside intercting with each other. Parents have no good means to fight this epidemy by themselfs.Don't you have Google installed on your computer? You could type that in there and get your answer: "No"
The implicit statement I was making is that you cannot view this news without considering this:
www.gamespace.com/all-articles/news/china-ban-pubg-fortnite-paladins/
I am battling my own battle with gaming and "social media" addiction in my children, with no help from anyone. This is worse than drinking and smoking, affects their mental development. We have bans for selling those products to kids.
I welcome any country that helps it's parents to control this new addiction.
Ah that's Tibet