<div>Vicki and Geraldine look at the links between loot boxes and gambling.<br/><br/>Subscribe now, rate the podcast, and give it a 5-star review – and keep listening every Monday morning for a new episode of ‘Tech Shock – from Parent Zone’.  <br/><br/><br/><br/></div><div><br/></div><div>Talking points:</div><div><br/></div><div>- 93% of children in the UK play online games</div><div><br/></div><div>- Loot boxes are a feature of all sorts of games, both on mobile and AAA games (the big expensive ones).</div><div><br/></div><div>- How like gambling are they, really? </div><div><br/></div><div>- Is there an argument for legislation? </div><div><br/></div><div>- What about coercive monetisation in gaming more generally?</div>

5: Can the Government Stop Internet Harms?

Welcome to ‘Tech Shock’ – the new podcast from Parent Zone! Vicki Shotbolt and Geraldine Bedell are your hosts, looking at how digital technology is affecting family life.  They’ll help explain its mysteries to parents, teachers, professionals and policymakers; looking at whether streaming platforms are encouraging young people to make porn, whether online lives are creating a generation of gamblers and whether there are too many men on the internet.  So subscribe now, rate the podcast, and give it a 5-star review – and keep listening every Monday morning for a new episode of ‘Tech Shock – from Parent Zone’.