Gaming curfews became headline law

South Korea’s youth gaming curfew, often called the shutdown law, became famous worldwide.

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For years, the idea of a bedtime enforced through online game access seemed both futuristic and ridiculous. The policy has since changed, but it remains a classic modern odd-law example.

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Historical policy; repealed/changed, included as legal history.

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