Open Net Files Constitutional Appeal Against 'Shutdown System'... "Must Prevent Similar Regulations"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The IT civic group Open Net has filed a constitutional complaint to abolish the internet game-related 'mandatory shutdown system' and 'mandatory identity verification.'

According to Open Net on the 2nd, the subjects of the complaint are Article 26, Paragraph 1 of the Youth Protection Act related to the 'mandatory shutdown system,' which the government recently announced its intention to abolish, and the Act on the Promotion of the Game Industry, which stipulates the obligation to verify real names, ages, and identity verification when users register for games.

Open Net stated, "As long as the obligation for identity verification remains, age-discriminatory control measures such as the 'selective shutdown system' will not disappear," and added, "The recent controversy over the 'Minecraft usage ban for those under 19' that reignited debates on the mandatory shutdown system has not been resolved."

Open Net said that through the constitutional complaint, it aims to eliminate the obligation of identity verification for game users and prevent the reintroduction of similar regulations by declaring the mandatory shutdown system unconstitutional.

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