1.0Kotaku Australiahttps://www.kotaku.com.auMark Serrelshttps://www.kotaku.com.au/author/markserrels-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PuQMk0ao6D"><a href="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/04/acl-oconnors-statement-reduces-r18-debate-to-farce/">ACL: O’Connor’s Statement Reduces R18+ Debate To “Farce”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/04/acl-oconnors-statement-reduces-r18-debate-to-farce/embed/#?secret=PuQMk0ao6D" width="600" height="338" title="“ACL: O’Connor’s Statement Reduces R18+ Debate To “Farce”” — Kotaku Australia" data-secret="PuQMk0ao6D" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Earlier this afternoon Brendan O’Connor claimed that the introduction of R18+ would help create jobs in the games industry. We expressed worry that fringe groups would spin this negatively, and within two short hours those fears have come to fruition, with ACL’s Managing Director, Jim Wallace claiming that O’Connor’s statement “reduces this debate to farce.”https://www.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2010/12/ready_v05_no.jpg