Games Industry Accused of ‘Buying Political Clout’
Posted on Jan 23, 2008 under Main |A parent’s group is lambasting the Electronic Software Association for announcing its intention to curry political favour in Washington DC. The games industry, for most of its life a much-maligned business sector, has just begun to work towards changing its image with US lawmakers. The Parents Television Council views this as attempting to ‘buy influence in Congress’, and views the ESA’s plans harshly: “‘The videogame industry continues to fight meaningful accountability for selling inappropriate material to children. The industry has been exposed repeatedly for its reprehensible behavior and now they are looking for ways to buy friends in the government,’ said PTC President Tim Winter. ‘Let me be clear of our intentions: Any public servant who cashes a check from the videogame industry will be exposed by the PTC as taking a stand against families, and his or her actions will be communicated to constituents in his or her congressional district.’” I wonder how they feel about lobbying by conservative ‘pro-family’ groups? [+] games, politics, itscalledlobbyingstupid, pacmanmademedoit, thatshowgovernmentworks (tagging beta)
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