This was one offering from a report adopted by the? ?Euro? ?Parliament? ?Internal Market Committee.?
The committee was quick to state that its intention was not to? “?demonise?”? games; one of its conclusions was that games are,? ?on the whole,? ?good for children.? ?Yet the panel adds that it cannot rule out any possibilities on the harmful effects inappropriate games could have on children, and that a red button would help parents? ?control? ?the content their children consume.
?“?To help parents choose,?" the panel added "?MEPs would like to see more public awareness of the content of video games,? ?parental control options, and instruments such as the Pan-European Game Information? (?PEGI?) ?age rating system.?”
Currently the PEGI online ratings system has not cemented itself,? ?so until it does the panel? ?proposes? ?“fitting consoles,? ?computers or other game devices with a? ?‘red button?’? to give parents the chance to disable a game or control access at certain times.?”
The panel adds that? ?it does not propose specific EU-wide legislation on the matter,? ?stating that each nation? “?should ensure their national rating systems do not? ?lead to market fragmentation.?”
The logistical implementation of the red button was not proposed.
Source:? ?Europarliament via? ?GamePolitics