Thread by @FuckKoroks

I read the The Hill opinion article calling on the US and EU regulators to further clamp down on games and it's actually batshit insane: 🧵

In this thread I will go over everything they suggest and it's particularly alarming, especially when talking about human rights.

First off, who is Mariana Olaizola Rozenblat? She received an award from the Soros foundation to gain a JD from Yale Law School, and went on to work with the UN and Council of Europe around the world.

Currently, she's working for NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights.

The article starts with the same worry that the GAO had - that gamers are communicating, networking, and building a community through video games.

Surely, we need to put a stop to all this.

It continues by claiming that extremists use "preexisting toxic gamer culture" to generate hatred and harassment.

Completely out the ass, as usual.

Now the concerning bit by the overwrought busybody - she thinks that rights to privacy and freedom of speech don't apply online in video games.

Again, another claim that video game communities cause harassment, intimidation, and actual killing.

Bat shit barmy.

The author claims that the Christchurch shooting "looking like a video game" gave rise to later shootings, and apparently Roblox caused the Buffalo shooting.

So what needs to be done about all this? We should do away with the notion of rights to privacy in game lobbies and servers, of course!

The author suggests that online games fall under the EU's Digital Services act - and that's a giant rabbit hole of busybody bullshit that I prefer not to go into now.

It's safe to say this would be a terrible thing.

The author ends with the usual "think of the children" spiel to justify the insane trampling of the rights to free speech and privacy in online games.

FINAL NOTE: While this person does not seem to hold a particularly high office within the EU or UN, it is still concerning because her words may carry weight.

Already there is a push from the US government to further invade games, this might push the EU and UN to do so as well.

If you've come this far, thanks for reading.

Here's an archive if you want to read this article for yourself: archive.vn/s3Men