South Korea allows teenagers to play video games at night - review addiction

South Korea no longer has a law prohibiting teenagers under 16 from playing video games from midnight to six in the morning. Officially, the ban was called “Cinderella’s Law” and has been in effect since November 2011.

For a long time, underage gamers could not spend nights playing online games, as PSN and Xbox turned off their servers. In addition, violations of the law were punishable by a fine of up to 10 million won (about $ 8,500) and even a two-day imprisonment.

Now the situation has changed. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, together with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, announced the abolition of the Cinderella Law and the adoption of a “choice system” – the latter will allow parents to request permission to play for their children at a certain time.

The ministries noted that the effectiveness of the law has decreased recently, as now children are more likely to play on smartphones, where there are no restrictions.

Now the only country with a video game curfew is China. By the way, recently the Chinese authorities decided to use the facial recognition system to restrict children in the game clock.

South Korea allows teenagers to play video games at night – review addiction

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