This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Regulation of Microtransactions in the Video Game industry in the UK.
Within recent years Microtransactions have become an increasingly popular thing in video games, although this started off small it is quickly becoming an issue and creating such addictions Akin to gambling, and have been using this to target children and the vulnerable with incredible ease.
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There is a lot of background information available to anyone who wants to further look into this issue
Evidence and references that Microtransactions need regulation
A patent to encourage the purchase of microtransactions-http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/how-activision-uses-matchmaking-tricks-to-sell-in-game-items-w509288
Evidence of just how much people can spend on one game-
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/someone-spent-15000-on-mass-effect-multiplayer-car/1100-6454294/
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