5 STRANGEST Things You Won't Believe Governments Have Banned!

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5 STRANGEST Things Banned By Governments! Transcript: Alright, so we all know that the government can be pretty surprsing at times but stay tuned and hear what we have in stores for you within this countdown, you defenitely dont want to miss this. From Banned Baby Names to Banned Video games, prepare for 5 STRANGEST Things You Won't Believe Governments Have Banned! Lets...Begin! 1. Banned Video Games In Greece In 2002, the government tried to crack down on electric gambling machines, but their legislators wrote the law so broadly that it managed to cover all forms of electronic gaming machines –meaning all video games. Amazingly, someone was even caught and arrested for violating the poorly written law by playing an MMO in an internet café. They were actually forced to serve time in prison for playing games.But fortunately, after receiving pressure from the EU and video gamers everywhere, the law was found to be unconstitutional by the end of the year. 2. Banned Porn Featuring Small Breasts Are you an adult woman in Australia with a cup size breasts? According to Australia, you don't exist. Do you happen to be a man who likes to watch adult films starring small-breasted women? According to the Australian government, you secretly love child porn. If none of this makes sense to you, then you must not work for the Australian Classification Board who has banned multiple pornography films from distribution because, in their opinion, actresses with smaller breasts made them appear to be under 18. 3. Banned Baby Names in Denmark There are certain fortified snacks that are banned in Denmark, but they aren't the only thing Denmark wants to put an end to. The country also has some of the strictest child naming guidelines in the entire world. In fact, citizens of the country can only select names on a list approved by the government or they must seek permission from the government for an exception to the rule. Right now, the officially approved names list contains only around 24,000 names and that is pretty much it. 24,000 is a lot to choose from, but being limited to choosing a name is pretty strange, dont you think? 4. Banned Western Hair Cuts in Iran Like many Middle Eastern governments, Iran hates the spread of Western culture. In order to better protect their people from the depraved culture of Europe and North America, the government of Iran has banned all hair cuts that are not included in their list of government-approved styles. Banned styles include mullets, ponytails and spikes. Barber shops that fail to follow the law can be shut down and penalized in the years since the law has taken this strict effect. 5. Banned Emo Clothing in Russia Plenty of people don't like the emo fashion, but while it's not that weird for a parent to tell their kids they can't wear that style outside the house, it's entirely different when the whole government takes such a drastic stand. When the Russian government was trying to stop high suicide rates amongst teens , they decided emo fashion were to blame. The government went so far as to dub the style “a threat to national stability” before banning people from wearing emo clothing to public schools or government buildings. Wow... Music Background: Kevin MacLeod ~ Peaceful Desolation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMEAi0-wZH4 _________________________________________________________________ Smash that like button for more and make sure yo share it with your friends! Make sure to follow me here: http://twitter.com/itsamerikano