- China is imposing strict time limits on children playing video games.
- Children are allowed to play games for one hour on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 20:00 to 21:00.
- These restrictions have further reduced the already limited time for Chinese children to play games.
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In China, people under the age of 18 have reduced their playing time to only three hours per week—one hour on Friday, one hour on Saturday, and one hour on Sunday, from 20:00 to 21:00.
According to the South China Morning Post, this is based on what the Chinese government said. In a country that has restricted play time to one and a half hours per day, this move has established a stricter time limit for children’s play time.
Tencent and NetEase, China’s largest gaming companies, are directly imposing restrictions through their respective login systems. Users can only log in with their real names, and all online games must be registered through China’s official anti-addiction program.
The Chinese government stated that the new regulations are aimed at curbing “gaming addiction.”
World Health Organization discovers addictive behavior pattern for the first time Known as “gaming addiction” In 2018, people with this disease were described as “significant damage in personal, family, social, educational, professional or other important functional areas.”
Over the years, China has formulated various rules for children playing video games.
Start 2019 yearWith the “Notice on Preventing Minors from Indulging in Online Games”, China has begun to strictly restrict the game time and consumption amount of minors under the age of 18 in games. In addition, any online game account must have a real-name verification tool.
The latest move further restricts game time to specific dates.
China is the world’s largest gaming market, and Tencent Games is one of the world’s largest gaming companies. It owns “League of Legends”, “Fearless” producer Riot Games and “Clash of Clans” producer Supercell, and holds more than 40% of the equity of “Fortnite” producer Epic Games to produce “Glory of the King”. A very popular game in the company’s domestic market.
In July, Tencent Realize the facial scanning function As part of the Chinese government’s monitoring of children’s playing electronic games, it is included in its smartphone games.
Due to news of tightening gaming restrictions, the company’s stock fell slightly on Monday.
