Hanoi (VN), March 2011 - South Korea's proposed Internet curfew for youths from midnight to 6am seems positively namby-pamby compared to this actual measure being implemented by the Vietnamese government: Since the government thinks that people are wasting too much time playing online games, it is implementing a ban on online gaming from 10pm to 8am.
And this isn't just a polite suggestion to the citizenry; rather, the government is asking ISPs to block online game access, effective 03 March. Such blocks can in theory be evaded by using proxies: However, proxifying some popular games like World of Warcraft is rather tricky.
Excerpt from Vietnam News:
"Provincial departments of information and communication will inspect online games activities nationwide and deal with organisations that violate regulations by cancelling their services", said the ministry's Deputy Minister Le Nam Thang.
"Internet management should be improved in a way that both meets the demand for information and ensures internet security, while not affecting the lifestyle and customs of young people", Thang added.
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Some online game service providers like VTC Intercom and Asiasoft said that the (internet access block) measure reduced entertainment access to adults who have paid a lot for internet access. They also said it created difficulties for the maintenance of online games.
