According to the FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate, “One of the top reasons for college drop-outs in the U.S. is online gaming addiction.”
As reported by GamePolitics, FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate, during a speech on telecom policy and regulation delivered to the Practicing Law Institute on December 5th, singled out Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft , and and its 11 million players, as evidence of her claim that widespread Intent access has become a detriment to students.
She continued saying: “A late 2006 survey that showed 59% of parents think the internet has been a totally positive influence in their children’s lives– down from 67% in 2004.”
Despite her claims, Tate completely failed to reference any specific study or define any solid relationship between World of Warcraft or video games in general and college dropout rates.
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