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The Chinese government has officially banned gold farming, declaring that virtual currency can only be traded for virtual goods and services. According to [U]InformationWeek[/COLOR][/U], the ruling will affect \"more than 300 million Internet users in China,\" and curtail a trade that \"exceeded several billion yuan (one billion yuan is approximately $146 million) last year\" while growing \"20 percent annually.\"
According to a 2008 survey by the University of Manchester's Richard Heeks, between 80 and 85 percent of gold farmers are based in China. The process involves collecting in-game currency, then selling it via a website or PayPal to other players.
Gold farming has attracted controversy not just because it exploits certain game mechanics, but because entrepreneurs in America and Korea have hired low-cost labor in places like China to farm large amounts of gold. This has lead to accusations that gold farming outfits are sweatshops.
The ruling comes as China comes following their crackdown on pornography, in which Google began blocking certain \"Chinese-language results from any country.\" The government said they have instituted the changes in an effort to curtail gambling, as well as other illegal online activities.
Titles like [U]World of WarCraft[/COLOR][/U] explicitly ban gold farming, and have instituted programs such as the \"Warden\" anti-cheat program to help detect farmers. Nevertheless, it remains a big business, with gold farming site [U]My MMO Shop being sold for a reported $10 million[/COLOR][/U] back in January.
Black markets tend to thrive even in the face of crackdowns, but China's ban on spending virtual currency on real goods will undoubtedly have some effect on the industry. Whether it will greatly curtail gold farming remains to be seen.
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