After a devastating attack left almost 100 people injured in an Indonesian school, the country’s president is now mulling over the idea of “restricting online games” because they allegedly make “violence a normal thing.”
According to a Bloomberg report, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has ordered his cabinet to look into what the restrictions would look like following a police investigation into the violent attack. Subianto didn’t clarify what restrictions he and his team had in mind. However, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said they’re looking at Krafton Inc.’s battle royale shooter PUBG, which is immensely popular in Indonesia.
“We’re thinking about restrictions because, in these games, there [are] many different kinds of weapons,” Hadi said. “It’s easy to learn. And, psychologically, it makes violence a normal thing.”
