China makes long gaming hours illegal

Stefan Mileschin · 1st September 2021, 07:41

At least for kids

China will forbid minors from gaming more than three hours most weeks of the year, imposing its strictest controls yet over entertainment for youths in a blow to the world's largest mobile gaming arena.

Gaming platforms from Tencent to NetEase can only offer online gaming to minors from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends and public holidays, state news agency Xinhua reported.

The new rules, which limit teen playing time to three hours most weeks of the year, is a major step-up from a previous restriction set in 2019 of 1.5 hours per day, most days.

The escalating restrictions on Tencent's biggest business are likely to spook investors that had cautiously returned to Chinese stocks in recent days, exploring bargains after a raft of regulatory probes into areas from online commerce to data security and ride-hailing ignited a trillion dollar selloff in past weeks.

https://fudzilla.com/news/gaming/534...-hours-illegal

1st September 2021, 07:41	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,010	China makes long gaming hours illegal At least for kids China will forbid minors from gaming more than three hours most weeks of the year, imposing its strictest controls yet over entertainment for youths in a blow to the world's largest mobile gaming arena. Gaming platforms from Tencent to NetEase can only offer online gaming to minors from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends and public holidays, state news agency Xinhua reported. The new rules, which limit teen playing time to three hours most weeks of the year, is a major step-up from a previous restriction set in 2019 of 1.5 hours per day, most days. The escalating restrictions on Tencent's biggest business are likely to spook investors that had cautiously returned to Chinese stocks in recent days, exploring bargains after a raft of regulatory probes into areas from online commerce to data security and ride-hailing ignited a trillion dollar selloff in past weeks. https://fudzilla.com/news/gaming/534...-hours-illegal

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