Abstract
While the Internet has changed the world with online knowledge, communication, and collaboration, it has also introduced online addiction. Online game addiction can be severe with tragic outcomes. Most governments and organizations are yet to recognize the severity of online game addiction and the need for intervention. We briefly review the literature on online game addiction. We also summarize the limited attempts of governments to develop regulations aimed at preventing online game addiction. Special attention is paid to China and its efforts to reduce the number of hours that young people can play online. We present evidence suggesting that online game addiction is an issue that should be considered by governments everywhere and that information systems researchers can play an important role in analyzing the impacts of government regulation of online addiction and shaping regulation improvements.
DOI
10.17705/1CAIS.03013
Recommended Citation
Zhan, J., & Chan, H. (2012). Government Regulation of Online Game Addiction. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 30, pp-pp. https://doi.org/10.17705/1CAIS.03013
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