Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Banned Gaming Advertisements

Earlier this year, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) banned advertisements for video games rated M or AO on its trains, buses, and stations.

On Wednesday 22nd, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) filed suit against the CTA, challenging the CTA's prohibition on certain computer and video game advertisements as a violation of the guarantees of free speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, charges the CTA with unfairly targeting the computer and video game industry by enacting an ordinance that selectively bans advertisements of computer and video games rated "Mature 17+" (M) or "Adults Only 18+" (AO).

Unfortunately, this isn't the first or last attack on computer and video games.