China - Violence, drugs, unwanted pregnancy: blame video games?

Who would have thought one day that countries accuse video games cause unwanted pregnancies, to cause violence, to make young people addicted to drugs, to cause murder? China has just done.

In a television program entitled "Confessions of a Murderer - Focus on pornography and violence in video games online (Part 2)", the report noted that up to 80% of violent criminals in prison, are the first place because ... video games online.

This wave of media repression on video games is not unprecedented in China. Indeed, last June, the government turned a deaf ear to the leaders of the famous MMORPG World of Warcraft, banning this game in their country.

Now we look more closely at these charges. Why video games are they responsible for addiction to drugs and unwanted pregnancies among teenagers? According to the report, an online game called "Audition" would encourage young girls to have sex with people met online, which is the cause of many unwanted pregnancies.

For what is addiction to drugs, the report stressed the fact that teenagers were becoming dependent on drugs against cough, and possibly méthanphétamines, allowing them to stay awake and play video games night .