
Let's hope these young 'uns never learn of pop-up blockers or this system is doomed.
What's the best way to stop young gamers slipping into a life of cybercrime? Google ads from the cops, apparently. That's according to a study from the Universities of Cambridge and Strathclyde which looked at four different types of law enforcement interventions. It found that high-profile arrests and sentencing of …
Agreed. If the kids are going to use search engines that serve targeted advertising, and they see ads that say "hey, buying these services is illegal", I don't see any incremental harm.
It's like if 2600 had carried advertisements, and AT&T had taken out an ad that said "phone phreaking is against the law, dudes". Or Phrack printing an ad pointing out that distributing malware is illegal.1 Or those "the FBI, Interpol, and Santa Claus will kick your ass if you even think about copying this crap film" notices that have been slapped onto video recordings since Sony v Universal.
1If Phrack carried advertising, of course. PoC||GTFO has ads, but they're old-timey ads that Laphroaig et al clip out of old computer magazines and the like, not actual paid advertisements.
Yes, though I suspect it's a rather small fraction of total online gamers. Can't be bothered to try to accumulate the statistics.
Personally, there are thousands of things I'd rather do than play games with strangers, but to each his or her own. I can't see any objective reason for calling it a less valid social activity than any other.