1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comGreg Tito Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/gregtito/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="awfriNiiG8"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/escapist-publisher-says-banning-games-is-slippery-slope/"><i>Escapist</i> Publisher Says Banning Games Is Slippery Slope</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/escapist-publisher-says-banning-games-is-slippery-slope/embed/#?secret=awfriNiiG8" width="600" height="338" title="“<i>Escapist</i> Publisher Says Banning Games Is Slippery Slope” — The Escapist" data-secret="awfriNiiG8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> If we ban game sales to minors simply because videogames are interactive, then bans of TV shows like American Idol or websites like Wikipedia can follow. The First Amendment protects all forms of media from censorship based on content, CEO and Publisher of The Escapist, Alexander Macris, said in an op-ed piece printed in Raleigh’s News Observer. The California state law that will be under review of the Supreme Court on November 2 has been struck down by all previous courts because the proof that playing violent videogames causes violent behavior was not compelling enough for the judges. But Macris […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/67/67714.jpg