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Late Night Gaming Banned In Vietnam

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sleep-is-important dept.

R3d M3rcury writes "Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communication has asked ISPs to block access to on-line games between 10:00PM and 8:00AM. 'The request, made on Wednesday, is another move from the authority to mitigate the side effects of online games. The request follows numerous stiff measures by the ministry to tackle the issue, including cutting internet access to agents at night beginning last September.'"

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  1. Re:Spike in VPN usage? by commodore6502 · · Score: 1, Troll

    >>>>An entrepreneur might take advantage of this situation and start offering VPN services.
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    >> There's that invisible hand again. It requires regulations such as these.

    "Damn free market. If only I could regulate it out of existence." - Dictator. - This gaming ban is just a case of a bunch of leaders who think it's their job to babysit the citizens (for their own good). This problem also exists in the EU and US, because the road to tyranny is often paved with good intentions.

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    Information wants to be expensive AND wants to be free. So you have Value vs. Cheap distribution fighting each other.