Chinese lawmaker proposes a government-led age rating system for games to regulate content

Based on the nature of the content, online games should be classified into categories such as early education, controlled, limited and prohibited, lawmaker says. — SCMP

A Chinese lawmaker has proposed a government-led age rating system for online games to protect minors from addiction and health issues, stepping into an area that has currently been left to major gaming companies such as Tencent Holdings and NetEase to police themselves.

Zhu Yongxin, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), proposed a games rating system classified by type of content, verification methods, playtime and spending, which would be compulsory for gaming companies, according to a report by Chinese newspaper The Beijing News on Monday.