GTA 5 free download released to teach young gamers horrors of sex trafficking

One of the latest expansion mods for GTA V is being used as a tool to teach young male gamers about the dangers of sex-trafficking.

The Grand Theft Auto games have tackled some very dark concepts over the years, and while it’s unclear what’s in store for us with GTA VI there’s a solid chance it’ll be just as extreme with its content as previous entries.

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Over the years, Grand Theft Auto games have featured murder, theft, torture, white-collar crimes, prostitution and much, much more.

Honestly the list could go on and on, and while the in-game actions are entirely fictional and not actually hurting anyone there’s been a lot of debate over the years as to how games like Grand Theft Auto can affect impressionable children.

A new mod aims to counter this, and actually use GTA V as a tool to teach young gamers about dangerous games, specifically human-trafficking.

It’s called Mission Talita and it was created by the non-profit group of the same name who help real-life women escape human-trafficking and prostitution.

The mod adds four missions to the game, recruiting the player to rescue four women who are being mistreated, all of which are based on real-life sex-trafficking cases.

Speaking about the mod and why it was created, Talita said: “Given that GTA might be many young men's first exposure to victims of sex trafficking and prostitution, the risk is imminent that the game will affect their perception and attitudes toward prostitution in a harmful way."

The organisation went on to say the mod is an example of Talita’s continued “dedication to finding new ways of bringing visibility to the severe situations that far too many women all around the world face daily.”

Mission Talita can be downloaded for free from the website, and features supplementary information about the organisation’s activities and what people can do to support them.