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.