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Strange Things Banned by Governments各国政府的奇怪禁令 　　Greece： Video Games 希腊：禁玩电子游戏 　　In 2002， Greece decided to ban any and all video games. The law was apparently intended to help crack down on1） Internet gambling； CNET reported that the blanket2） ban was decided in February after the government admitted it was incapable of distinguishing innocuous3） video games from illegal gambling machines. Soon after， though， a local Greek judge declared the law unconstitutional4）， and though the law still exists， it seems the Greek government hasnt been doing much about it. 　　Not the action of time travel itself， but rather the portrayal of it. In early 2011， the State Administration for Radio， Film， and Television in China declared that time travel is all but5） prohibited from TV and movies. Apparently， time travel has been very popular in Chinese TV dramas， and the government discouraged them because they casually make up myths， have monstrous6） and weird plots， use absurd tactics7）， and even promote feudalism8）， superstition， fatalism9） and reincarnation10）. 　　The emo trend began in the 1980s， characterized by its emotional music similar to punk and rock and the fashion styles that are a mix of punk and goth12）. To most people， its just a phase for teenagers to go through； in Russia， though， its a dangerous social group that should be stamped out13）. In 2008， a piece of legislation began to restrict dangerous teen trends like the emo culture. The bill describes emos as teenagers with studded14） belts， painted fingernails， facial piercings， and black hair with face-concealing fringes15）. It also claims that the emo negative ideology encourages depression， social withdrawal and suicide―and it would be irresponsible to allow the trend to continue. The self-proclaimed emo culture took to the streets， marching in the UK and Siberia to defend their right to expressing their emotions. If Russia has its way， emo will be all but banned by 2020. 　　During Fidel Castros reign in Cuba，