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I personally don't think so. But it could just mean adjusting ratings and making sure that proof of age is required when purchasing classified content.

I think everyone would agree that certain types of content should not be available until you have reached a certain level of maturity.

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>But it could just mean adjusting ratings and making sure that proof of age is required when purchasing classified content.

For the government to do that would entail amending the constitution, since SCOTUS has already ruled that doing so violates the First Amendment.

Various exceptions to freedom of speech have been upheld by the Supreme Court; this constitutional right is not absolute. If significant new research results appeared, it would not be surprising if the court to revisited the issue to consider whether another exception is warranted.

We already have such a system. The reality is that these people are not going on rampage shootings, which is what is at issue, because they played Max Payne.

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