The country had previously set a one-hour daily time limit on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for younger gamers back in 2021, though no restrictions have been placed on social media content consumption. — Photo: 123rf.com
Chinese regulators have ordered a limit on video game playtime for children in the country during the monthlong winter school break to curb addiction according to a report from the South China Morning Post.
In line with this move, China-based gaming companies Tencent and NetEase have started enforcing a restriction for those under the age of 18, with Tencent only allowing children to play for a maximum of 15 hours between Jan 13 to Feb 15, and NetEase implementing slightly looser restrictions at 16 hours from Jan 15 to Feb 14.
