Users logging onto mini games in WeChat will now have to verify their real names and identities against police databases. Minors under the age of 18 will face restrictions on their playing time and in-game expenditure, as well as parental controls. — SCMP
Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings has expanded its anti-addiction measures for minors to mini games on its multipurpose app WeChat as it continues to come under pressure from authorities to implement tighter controls.
The Shenzhen-based conglomerate has integrated mini games – which run within the ubiquitous WeChat without users having to download them separately – with its gaming “health system”, it announced in a statement posted on WeChat on Tuesday.
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