Roskomnadzor commented on the options for regulating computer games

Roskomnadzor called for the revision of the draft law on the regulation of computer games. This was stated by the head of the department Andrey Lipov at a round table on the legal regulation of the video game industry and in-game content.

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"The new law, it probably needs to be adopted. Labeling prescribed by law will not make it worse. The question is whether it will make it better. For any regulation, especially government regulation, when a duty is imposed and responsibility follows, assessment mechanisms are needed," Lipov said.

In his opinion, labeling computer games will not be enough. For example, in the case of their mobile versions.

"If it's just about labeling, it's all coming from television. There, parents can clearly see what is on TV and understand what the child can and cannot watch. Do we often look at children's phones and see what they have downloaded and what they are playing? The labeling won't work that way there," he added.

According to the head of Roskomnadzor, issues related to computer games should be resolved not only through control by government agencies, but also through partnership between the state and business in this area and self—regulation.

"There should be some kind of synthetic regulation along with self-regulation, with state regulation," Lipov drew attention.

At the end of 2024, a group of deputies submitted a bill to the State Duma, according to which it is proposed to introduce labeling of games based on their content.

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