Study: Two-thirds of surveyed Russians oppose adding state services authorization in games
At the end of last year, Russian legislators proposed mandating games with an authorization option to offer several choices for Russian gamers — such as authorization via phone number, through the Gosuslugi service, or using biometric data. The sociological agency "Veber" discovered through a survey that Russians themselves do not support this idea.
Specifically, 53% of the Russians surveyed by "Veber" opposed mandatory phone number authorization. 66% of respondents disagreed with authorization through Gosuslugi, and 68% opposed authorization through biometric data.
Other findings from "Veber" include:
- 44% of those surveyed are gamers. An additional 22% used to play games but have since stopped;
- 56% of the surveyed gamers have played games by Russian developers at least once, but only 18% could recall their names;
- 34% of respondents believe games are harmful to children. Slightly fewer — 23% — think that there is little good even for adults in games;
- however, 64% of respondents said that games help develop strategic thinking and logic. They also say games can help make friends (56%) and learn more about history and culture (48%);
- 67% of respondents agree that gaming companies should label titles with undesirable content, such as warning about violence, profanity, and the use of alcohol and drugs;
- 36% of respondents consider esports to be a good example of a proper attitude towards games.
A total of 1,200 Russians participated in the "Veber" survey.