Video Gaming: European Parliament demands better consumer protection in games.

Although games are often judged as a mere form of entertainment, they can have serious consequences on the lives and well-being of children and young people. The European Parliament's committee for the internal market and consumer protection in the European Parliament is in favor of better consumer protection in games.

The European Parliament's committee and customer security requires a variety of EU-wide rules to safeguard the gamers.

In addition, a draft received 35 votes in favor of much better customer security with regard to loot boxes and kids with three abstentions and no no voice. Details about the material of games, the regulations for in-game purchases and the targeted target groups should be easily available, comparable to the PEG reviews, according to the claim. In addition, parents need to have efficient control over just how much money and time their children invest on games. Video game developers are encouraged to prevent design, specifically for loot boxes, and to take into account the age, the rights and vulnerability of children.

The European Commission is asked to take a closer look at gold farming and the trade in playing things genuine cash and to identify possible violations of legal infractions. Other gaming-relevant topics such as information security, user security and the avoidance of discrimination were likewise addressed:

The termination of game memberships must be as easy as the registration, the return and compensation policy need to represent the EU regulations and the nationwide authorities have to put an end to illegal practices that allow the exchange, sale or bet on game pages.

The draft emphasizes video games as an important and rapidly growing sector, whose economic, social, educational policy, cultural and ingenious potential needed to be opened up with the help of a European video game method. The yearly award of a European award for online games is proposed to support.