Republic of Korea: Bill amending Game Industry Promotion Act (Law No. 20485) including rating certification system entered into force

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Bill amending Game Industry Promotion Act (Law No. 20485) including rating certification system entered into force

On 23 April 2025, the amendments to the Act on the Promotion of the Game Industry entered into force, introducing a new self-rating system for game content and reinforcing content moderation obligations. This is enabled by enforcement decree No. 594…

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2024-10-22
adopted

On 22 October 2024, the National Assembly of Korea adopted the Bill amending the Act on the Promoti…

2025-04-23
in force

On 23 April 2025, the amendments to the Act on the Promotion of the Game Industry entered into forc…