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takyon writes:

A peer-reviewed study published in PLOS ONE has found that lego products "have become more violent over time":

Lego products are becoming increasingly violent as toymakers engage in an "arms race" to catch children's attention in the digital age, a new study says. New Zealand researchers say bricks with weapons have steadily become more commonplace and are now included in 30% of Lego kits. The study said Lego reflected a broader trend in children's entertainment. Lego says weapons are always used for a wider purpose such as saving the world, and are part of a child's development.

The last line of the abstract says "The LEGO Company's products are not as innocent as they used to be."

Have LEGO Products Become More Violent? (open, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155401)

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