Regulation

 your own response/opinion on what regulation is, who regulates video games, the press, film and TV and why it should or shouldn't exist. Be prepared to deliver this as a 30 second statement in class on video

Regulation is the way the public is protected from possible harmful content, this is done by the BBFC using age ratings. The regulation  involves all types of media like newspapers, magazines, music and video games. Video games, press, film and Tv are regulated by people who aim to represent society and its rules and therefore needs multiple people’s opinions and different points of view of different race, age, gender and culture. This allows for less chance of people with single minded views to show there content. In my opinion  we should regulate to an certain extent. As it help to prevent and protect people from seeing things that aren’t appropriate, like a child watching a slasher film. As well as preventing harmful content that is racist or homophobic. Regulation can also be used for other purposes like the workplace and schools, they are allowed to block content that is deemed harmful, this is useful as if something is deemed inappropriate it is not allowed. As well as because of technology advancement and virtual reality with games it’s Important to protect people who have a chance of not being able to distinguish a difference. However I think that even though there should be regulation, it shouldn’t be very strict as it can stop people seeing what the real world can be like and therefore they can be unprepared for things like violence or challenging situations that occur in day to day life.