Court rules midnight ban on online games constitutional
Social affairsApr 24, 2014
The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a law limiting children's access to online computer games after midnight is constitutional.In the ruling against a group of teenagers who enjoy online games, their parents and gaming firms, the court said the law has the "justifiable" purpose of protecting minors from Internet game addiction and "a proper means" to implement this aim.The court made the decision in a 7-2 majority opinion by its justices.Under the Youth Protection Act, online game opera