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WASHINGTON - Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) made the following statement today in response to news that the Entertainment Software Rating Board has determined that sexually explicit material exists on all three platform versions of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game and that the game should therefore be re-stickered with an AO (Adults Only) ratings.
“I am pleased that the ESRB moved promptly with their investigation, and demanded immediate corrective action. The integrity of the self-regulatory system has clearly been challenged by Rockstar’s actions. I believe the ESRB correctly recognized the critical need to maintain the credibility of the rating system. Parents must know that they can trust this system, and that adult material will not be available on games which receive less than an AO rating. I trust that Rockstar and other game manufacturers will take steps to ensure that in the future, all content available in game discs are fully disclosed to the ESRB and to the wider community in order the maintain the viability of the self-regulatory system and protect our children.”
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