{"id":239275,"date":"2023-10-24T06:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239275"},"modified":"2023-10-24T06:32:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:32:00","slug":"gamers-told-to-stop-committing-war-crimes-and-play-by-rules-of-war-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/gamers-told-to-stop-committing-war-crimes-and-play-by-rules-of-war-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamers told to stop committing war crimes and play by ‘Rules of War’ online"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humanitarian charity Red Cross have asked gamers to stop committing war crimes from their couch on the virtual battlefield.<\/p>\n

Ignoring the "Rules of War" could be desensitising those trooping through the fields of Call of Duty: Warzone, and the charity is determined to change perceptions.<\/p>\n

Enlisting streamers as a way of changing those views on ethical, online warfare, gamers are being asked to follow the four key rules of combat to make their Victory Royale an ethical one too.<\/p>\n

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The International Committee of the Red Cross is hoping those streamers will inspire gamers to conduct themselves appropriately "right from their couch".<\/p>\n

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A statement from the Red Cross read: "Every day, people play games set in conflict zones right from their couch. But right now, armed conflicts are more prevalent than ever.<\/p>\n

"To the people suffering from their effects, this conflict is not a game. It destroys lives and leaves communities devastated… we\u2019re challenging you to play FPS by the real Rules of War, to show everyone that even wars have rules."<\/p>\n

Challenge accepted, and for many gamers, the four rules of warfare have been followed to the letter, as evidenced by recent Twitch streams.<\/p>\n

Those four rules are simple enough and following them has been a new addition or even challenge for gamers across the globe, TheGamer reported.<\/p>\n

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