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James Baker
James Baker
@JamesBaker@social.openrightsgroup.org  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Someone sent me this Hansard record of the MP moral panic about Space invaders from 1981 “the increasingly harmful effects on young people of addiction to "space invader" machines. Since then, I have seen reports from all over the country of young people becoming so addicted to these machines that they resort to theft, blackmail and vice to obtain money to satisfy their addiction.” https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/1981-05-20/debates/f983574e-4775-427c-a6de-7448e56f49ad/ControlOfSpaceInvadersAndOtherElectronicGames #gaming #onlinesafety #addiction

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Terence Eden
Terence Eden
@Edent@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

@JamesBaker the end of that is spectacular!

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Ivor Hewitt
Ivor Hewitt
@ivor@social.ivor.org replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

@Edent @JamesBaker "Order. Nothing said in this House is ever trivial."
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Sheldon
Sheldon
@sysop408@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

@Edent "For every example that he gave, there are many thousands of examples of young people who genuinely enjoy themselves playing "space invaders", and who do not go around with, as the hon. Gentleman said, glazed eyes, though there may be young people who are addicted to cigarettes, drugs or alcohol."

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