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Saudi Arabia bans 47 video games including Witcher and GTA

Saudi Arabia bans 47 video games including Witcher and GTA

The ban was in response to the deaths of a 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy who reportedly killed themselves
17 Jul, 2018

Saudi Arabia says it’s banning a long list of popular video games after allegations surfaced that two children killed themselves after being encouraged to do so in an online game.

The Saudi General Commission for Audio-Visual Media said Monday it was banning 47 games, including Grand Theft Auto V, Assassins Creed 2 and Witcher, for unspecified violations of rules and regulations.

The ban was in response to the deaths of a 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy who reportedly killed themselves after playing the so-called Blue Whale social media game, though the agency did not say what the connection was.

Also known as the Blue Whale Challenge, participants are said to be given a series of tasks to complete, capped with killing themselves at the end.

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Orakzai Jul 17, 2018 02:33pm
Good decision
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h Jul 17, 2018 05:18pm
GTA is very violent.
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Laraib Rabbani Jul 17, 2018 06:27pm
Someone please tell them, blue whale is not a computer game. :/
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ahmed Jul 18, 2018 12:17am
very sad to hear the loss, that game should be banned forever, and 18+ age limit restriction should be implemented on these types of violent games.
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Farzana Jul 18, 2018 02:09am
It's great news
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don't care Jul 18, 2018 08:16pm
Ridiculous
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