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Do Video Games Make You Violent? An In-Depth Analysis

Do Video Games Make You Violent? An In-Depth Analysis
  • Posted January 17, 2013, 8:29 PM by Jason Schreier | Filed in TechSpot, Gaming
  • This week, U.S. President Barack Obama asked Congress to dedicate $10 million toward studying the effects of violent media—including games. In the wake of last month's tragic shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school—and the revelation that killer Adam Lanza had enjoyed shooter games like Call of Duty—violent video games have again become a significant topic in national conversation.

    Have researchers found any links between video games and violence? Will violent video games really make kids more aggressive? Or are we wasting time and money?

Facebook identifies violence, porn imagery culprits

Facebook identifies violence, porn imagery culprits
  • Posted November 16, 2011, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • Today, Facebook announced they have identified the unscrupulous individuals responsible for propagating objectionable material across their user's accounts. The questionable photos and videos included beastiality, excessive violence and pornography...

US Supreme Court strikes down violent video game law

US Supreme Court strikes down violent video game law
  • Posted June 27, 2011, 1:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Gaming
  • The US Supreme Court today sided with the video game industry, in the six-year legal match with California lawmakers who wanted to make it a crime for anyone in the state to sell violent games to kids. In a 7-2…

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