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0 pointsmaster_crab2mo ago0 comments

This is why you have government regulation. It’s not perfect, but at least a government is accountable to something other than a profit motive.

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DoctorWho702mo ago

In the US, the government is expressly prohibited from regulating video games sales on the basis of content, per the First Amendment (with an exception existing for pornography). This was the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Entertainment Merchant’s Association (2011).

oblio2mo ago

And that's the problem. The US Constitution isn't Moses' 10 Commandments chiselled in stone. It can be changed and improved. To quote Jeff Jefferies: "That's why it's called an AMENDMENT!".

The fact that the US government is frozen in amber overall will be the downfall of the US.

iso16312mo ago

It's not set in stone, its just used as an excuse. Or a thought terminating cliche.

From OP:

> the First Amendment (with an exception existing for pornography)

The text is not

> Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, except for showing boobs on TV, which would be a heinous crime and worthy of deportation

There are many exceptions to "freedom of speech".

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