The recent review (EFA and AusGamers’ submission is here) on the introduction of an R18+ rating has apparently received more than 55,000 submissions from Australians interested in this issue. This sort of turnout is incredible – several orders of magnitude higher than the regular response rate to Government reviews.
I want to extend our particular thanks to Grow up Austrlaia and EBGames for leading the campaign – particularly by providing a visible petition and an online submission form.
I am greatly heartened by this news – both because this should now provide unignorable evidence that Australians demand to be treated like adults when it comes to game classification, and because it signals real potential for the future of grass-roots activism and public participation in the democratic discourse.
Expect more news and a report sometime after April.