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Buying Violent Video Games Online

Youths 'buy violent games online'

UK youngsters can illegally buy violent video games through online auction sites, a trading standards group says.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7470328.stm

Online Games Video Violent Buying

I think it is very easy even here in the US to get a violent game via the internet. I have been on many auction sites and have not had to verify my age when purchasing anything.

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I know quite a few people here in Belfast, then when they were younger they use to get their relatives in america to send them over the latest games, rating or not, after they were finished with them.

They Simply "Bought them on the internet." even though they were only 12 at the time then get there parents to send them to my pals here.

I myself have never had a problem getting violent video games, I have always looked old though.

Online Games Video Violent Buying

It's a well known fact here that the really violent games get imported from abroad, mainly America. This is due to the fact that UK laws are very stringent on the amount of violence that kids get exposed to.
These days it's so easy to get what you want online, that it's no surprise that kids are accessing these games from elsewhere.