South Korea Blocks Late-Night Online Gaming for Adolescents

PolygamousRanchKid writes "In its effort to curb game addiction among adolescents, South Korea pulled the plug this weekend on young gamers after midnight by blocking access to game websites, putting a hotly debated law into practice. The new system called the 'shutdown law,' also referred to as the 'Cinderella law,' blocks those under the age of 16 from accessing gaming websites after midnight and has fueled heated anger among younger gamers and avid game fans. Critics point out that many teenagers hold gaming accounts created with their parent's personal information, easily providing them with an alternative log-in option. 'You can say someone is an alcoholic if they drink more than three bottles (of liquor) a day, but you can't call them alcoholic because they drink after midnight. It's the same with gaming,' Lee Byung-chan, the lawyer who filed the petition on behalf of parents and a young gamer said. 'From the parents' point of view, it violates their right to educate their children,' Lee added. It is for the parents to decide what time they want to allow their children to play games or not, not for the government to exclude them from that process, the argument goes."

Comments

South Koreans are like Mogwais

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't get them wet.
Don't let them game after midnight.

No such thing as single player

[Dyinobal]

I for one am glad there is no such thing as a single player game you can get addicted too. *goes back to playing skyrim*

And there was much rejoicing....

[quacking duck]

Finally, professional Starcraft players from other countries finally have a chance!

(based on the single "Barcraft" I've been to, iirc the semifinals were all South Koreans)

Re:Another idea

[TheGratefulNet]

Pot circles, keggers, and wild make-out parties

we used to have pot triangles; but for some reason, our weed kept disappearing!