China has announced that it has limited children and underage to three (3) hours of video games per week to control what Government described as “spiritual opium”.
This is according to National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) regulator on Monday China has forbidden under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours a week adding that the move is aimed at curbing a growing video addiction.
Xinhua news agency also added that the restrictions applies to nay devices including phones and limit under-18s to playing for one hour a day – 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. – on only Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, according to the y, adding that they can also play for an hour, at the same time, on public holidays.
“Teenagers are the future of our motherland,” Xinhua quoted an unnamed NPPA spokesperson as saying. “Protecting the physical and mental health of minors is related to the people’s vital interests, and relates to the cultivation of the younger generation in the era of national rejuvenation.”
Gaming companies will be barred from providing services to minors in any form outside the stipulated hours and must ensure they have put real-name verification systems in place, said the regulator, which oversees the country’s video games market.
