This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Make the playing of the game ‘Fortnite’ a violation of law.
Fortnite is a game which is taking over children of the UK and is affecting their education and mental health. For example, a child can begin playing Fortnite then quickly become addicted and lose sleep, greatly reducing potential at school and also eliminating time to spend with family.
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As one example of addiction to Fortnite, a girl of age 9 was sent to rehab due to addiction to Fortnite of such a degree that she ended up ‘wetting herself to continue playing’. This clearly shows the extent that some are going to play this game of violence.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for banning specific video games. That's the responsibility of the Video Standards Council, which is responsible in the UK for implementing the PEGI age rating system which is used in over 30 countries throughout Europe.
You can find out more here:
http://videostandards.org.uk/Home/
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