China Bans Online Virtual Money Dealing for Minors
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China, the world’s biggest Internet market, said it will prohibit companies that operate platforms for online virtual-currency transactions from providing services to minors in an effort to prevent abuses.
The ban will be implemented Aug. 1, according to a Ministry of Culture statement on its website today. Online game operators that issue virtual currencies for use in their titles won’t be affected by the ban.