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Since 2006, South Korea has only banned video games on rare occasions. Even before this, games were very rarely banned unless that game mentioned elements of the Korean War in order to avoid tensions between the countries North Korea and South Korea. However, Manhunt, Manhunt 2, and Mortal Kombat are still banned because of violence and cruelty.
In 2010, Ministry of Information and Communications (Vietnam) has cut off overnight public Internet access in businesses and banned advertisements of online games pending new regulations amid a public outcry over the games' influence on youth, the state-run news agency reported. [14] The move also temporarily stopped the licensing of online games.
In 2013, the Chinese Ministry banned Battlefield 4 as they claimed it misrepresented China and was an attempt to "smears China's image". [17] Display of blood in Chinese game industry is strictly limited, if not banned. Before 2019, blood in many games cannot be red. [18] The new ban prohibits the presence of any blood. [19]
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South Korea uses IP address blocking to ban web sites considered sympathetic to North Korea. [40] [155] Illegal websites, such as those offering unrated games, file sharing, pornography, and gambling, are also blocked. Any attempts to bypass this is enforced with the "three-strikes" program.
Network fees in Korea are still 10 times more expensive than in most other countries, he said, adding that the company spent significant effort working to reduce operating costs to remain in business.
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid ...
Mortal Kombat Series Banned in Japan,Grand Theft Auto Series Banned in USA,Brazil,UK, Australia,Saudi Arabia,Japan, Malaysia,Indonesia Prawira Hendrik 10:54, 9 March 2024 (UTC) No Grand Theft Auto games are banned in the UK or the USA. I cannot speak for any other countries, however.