China to ban online gaming, in-game chat with foreigners outside Great Firewall
>> One-player online games will also be subject to surveillance, as a new real-name mechanism is going to be implemented in China. Also, the new law will not allow for zombies and plagues, map editing, roleplaying, as well as organizing a union in games — regulations which are believed to be inspired by the sensitive content made by Joshua Wong.<p>Something will be the breaking point for this level of restriction/overreach in the name of surveillance.<p>It would be hilarious if it were zombies or map editing/mods.<p>It's amazing that Joshua Wang's actions have resulted in the game being made unavailable for an entire nation. Banning the entire game is also an incredible example of the streisand effect.