While rating systems had always been implemented, the government would now be responsible for protecting minors from increasingly dangerous content. Senators Clinton, Lieberman, and Bayh introduced legislation in 2005 that called for a federal mandate of the ESRB’s rating system. The lawsuit alleged the corporations were guilty of deception, false advertising, and fraud. Many people demanded that the game be given the highest possible rating, which resulted in an unexpected turn of events when an 85-year-old woman launched a class-action lawsuit against Rockstar and the game’s producer. Government authorities eventually became engaged.
The Involvement Of Government and The Actions That Followed.
