Welcome to another episode of China regulating technology, and today’s news is about gaming restrictions. In a set of new rules, the country has restricted children to only three hours of online gaming per week. If you think this means kids can play games for three hours any time of the week, you’re wrong. The administration has allowed online gaming from 8PM to 9PM on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays. This feels like my parents setting dedicated time for TV around school exams. These rules build on restrictions issued in 2019, where children aged under 18 were allowed 90…
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How China is restricting kids’ online gaming to a mere 3 hours a week
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