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- Title
Gaming disorder in Korea: Recent changes in policy and future prospect.
- Authors
SEUNG-YUP LEE
- Abstract
The pandemic and related social distancing measures has accelerated the digital conversion of our society. With the advent of the 'untact' society enabled by wider use of smartphones and digital technologies, the gaming problems intensified along with the increased homeschooling and telecommuting. However, there were major setbacks regarding the policy against gaming disorder. For instance, monthly online gaming payment limit regulation and the 'shut down' act that limited the online game access by minors under 16 years of age are now all abolished. With the anticipated economic down turn, the business-government collusion will likely to exert greater influence against gaming policy as what is currently being observed with recreational marijuana legalization. Although, public health perspectives have been weakened, there has been also a recent movement to introduce regulation in the sense of consumer right protection.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; GAMING disorder; VIDEO games; MARIJUANA legalization; CONSUMER protection; TELECOMMUTING
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2023, Vol 12, p163
- ISSN
2062-5871
- Publication type
Article