Law note · South Korea
청소년 보호법 (former) Article 26, mandatory online game curfew (shutdown system), repealed
cite 청소년 보호법 (Youth Protection Act) former Art. 26, repealed by Act No. 18550 (promulgated 2021-12-07)
stage REPEALED no longer in force
effective 2011-11-20
reviewed 2026-07-15
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 2021-11-11, the repeal was promulgated as Act No. 18550 on 2021-12-07, and it took effect on 2022-01-01, unifying game-time control into the parental-choice Game Time Selection System under the Game Industry Promotion Act.
Primary source: official amendment record, Korea National Law Information Center (law.go.kr)