The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan has proposed limiting access to video games containing violent scenes, such as Counter-Strike and Grand Theft Auto (GTA). As part of this initiative, the Ministry of Internal Affairs plans to conduct inspections and raids on computer centers in order to limit access to such games. about this reports RIA Novosti.
Additionally, the ministry asked computer center owners and parents to control children’s access to games that promote violence and antisocial behaviour. Tajikistan’s Ministry of Culture also supports this initiative, arguing that such games are against the cultural and moral norms of the country and negatively affect the behavior of young people.
Grand Theft Auto is a series of action-adventure video games developed by the British studio Rockstar North and published by the American company Rockstar Games. The title of the episode comes from the US term for vehicle theft.
Counter-Strike is a series of multiplayer tactical first-person shooters that pit teams of terrorists and counter-terrorism teams against each other. The series began in 1999 with the release of the first Counter-Strike game as a modification of Half-Life, before the intellectual property rights were acquired by Valve.
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