China to curtail kids’ mobile use in blow to Tencent, ByteDance

The regulations published by the Cyberspace Administration of China represent some of the harshest restrictions on Internet use in the world, as worries fester about online addiction. — Photo by PAN XIAOZHEN on Unsplash

China’s Internet overseer laid out regulations on Aug 2 to prevent minors from spending too much time on their smartphones, dealing a potential blow to Tencent Holdings Ltd and other social media leaders.

The regulations published by the Cyberspace Administration of China represent some of the harshest restrictions on Internet use in the world, as worries fester about online addiction.