South Korea청소년 보호법 (former) Article 26, mandatory online game curfew (shutdown system), repealed
청소년 보호법 (Youth Protection Act) former Art. 26, repealed by Act No. 18550 (promulgated 2021-12-07)
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Repealed: no longer in force, effective 20 November 2011.
An age-appropriate design code rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Formerly barred online game providers from offering internet games to anyone under 16 between midnight and 6 a.m., commonly called the shutdown system or Cinderella law. The National Assembly passed the repeal on 11 November 2021, the repeal was promulgated as Act No. 18550 on 7 December 2021, and it took effect on 1 January 2022, unifying game-time control into the parental-choice Game Time Selection System under the Game Industry Promotion Act.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (여성가족부)
What it reaches
Age threshold
16
Covered services
Online games provided to users in South Korea
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official amendment record, Korea National Law Information Center (law.go.kr)
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