CN – China bans online games which glamorize gangs: “(Reuters)
China has banned websites featuring or publicizing online games which glamorize mafia gangs, saying violators will be ‘severely punished’. The Culture Ministry said such games ‘advocate obscenity, gambling, or violence,’ and ‘undermine morality and Chinese traditional culture,’ the official Xinhua news agency said. ‘These games encourage people to deceive, loot and kill, and glorify gangsters’ lives. It has a bad influence on youngsters,’ the report said, citing a ministry circular.

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