It's been quite a while since we heard about conflicts between governments and video games. Most of them nowadays revolve around loot boxes and customer rights, but sometimes the story goes back to the old ultraviolence.

The police in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, warned residents that distributing videos and games containing immoral and violent content is "strictly prohibited" within the country. The agency published the announcement on its Telegram channel.

According to an analysis by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan, Grand Theft Auto and Counter-Strike "contain elements of violence, murder, and robbery".

The police demanded that all computer game center owners no longer allow the distribution of Counter-Strike and games from the Grand Theft Auto series. Citizens are encouraged to monitor their children and not allow them to play games that promote murder and violence.

Dushanbe police plan to conduct raids and inspections aimed at countering potentially dangerous games.

While many politicians moved on from that story line of video games causing real life violence, it looks like this topic is still far from being fully gone and forgotten.

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