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Families of Uvalde victims sue Activision, say Call of Duty is 'the most prolific and effective marketer of assault weapons in the United States' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] CharlesReed@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

People have always blamed video games for violence, even all the way back to Columbine. This isn't a new argument.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Those arguments were weak then and they are no better now after years of research trying to test whether video games cause violent behavior. I don’t think there’s a need to revisit the same argument — unless of course new information or context that changes things has been found.

[–] CharlesReed@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago

Oh, I'm not disagreeing at all. Even with all the evidence that video games aren't the problem, it's a convenient scapegoat to point a finger at while ignoring those who actually need to be held accountable.