Shutdown law

Youth Protection Revision Act
The emblem of the National Assembly of Korea.
National Assembly of South Korea
Passed19 May 2011
Commenced20 November 2011
Status: Repealed

The Youth Protection Revision Act, commonly known as the Shutdown Law or Cinderella Law, was an act of the South Korean National Assembly which forbade children under the age of sixteen to play online video games between the hours of 00:00 and 06:00. The legislature passed the law on 19 May 2011 and it went into effect on 20 November 2011. The law was abolished in August 2021.[1]

  1. ^ "South Korea to end its controversial gaming curfew". Engadget.