In 2023, according to a survey on gaming in South Korea, around 49 percent of surveyed gamers heard about the shutdown law, but did not know the details of the law. Around 31 percent of respondents said they were aware of the name and content of the law, which was around ten percentage points less compared to the previous year.
Level of awareness of shutdown law in South Korea as of 2023
The "shutdown law" is an act which forbids children under the age of 16 in South Korea from playing online video games between midnight and 6:00 am. It went into effect on November 20, 2011, after being passed by the legislature on May 19, 2011.
Original question: "Are you aware of the 'shutdown law'?"
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (October 16, 2023). Level of awareness of shutdown law in South Korea as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/910138/south-korea-awareness-level-shutdown-law/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Level of awareness of shutdown law in South Korea as of 2023." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910138/south-korea-awareness-level-shutdown-law/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2023). Level of awareness of shutdown law in South Korea as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/910138/south-korea-awareness-level-shutdown-law/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Level of Awareness of Shutdown Law in South Korea as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910138/south-korea-awareness-level-shutdown-law/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Level of awareness of shutdown law in South Korea as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/910138/south-korea-awareness-level-shutdown-law/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Level of awareness of shutdown law in South Korea as of 2023 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/910138/south-korea-awareness-level-shutdown-law/
