Daily Mail Anne Diamond article 'Unbelievable'

Dr. Tanya Byron has criticised the mainstream press reaction to The Byron Report and video games in general, claiming that the press "has the mindset 'all games bad' or 'games industry equals bad'".

Speaking with MCV, Byron labelled the Anne Diamond article in the Daily Mail "Unbelievable" and reiterated her stance that The Byron Report was aimed at reinforcing safety for children.

"I'm very clear that the games industry makes adult games for adults; it doesn't make adult games for children," Bryon commented. "Some people still don't understand that the word 'game' doesn't necessarily mean anything is right for kids."

Bryon also addressed the issue of how the public information campaign to educate parents would be funded. In a press conference last week, MP Andy Burnham said it was "principally up to the industry" to fund it.

"In consultations I've had, [the industry was] saying 'we will be prepared to fund the public information campaign'," said Byron. "This seems like a really good opportunity for the industry to position itself much more positively in the social mindset.

"I'm not saying I expect the industry to fund it. But that has to be worked out. Everyone has to be grown up about it, and ask what we're really trying to achieve."