Under the new restrictions, minors in China can only play online games from 8-9 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays starting Sept. 1.
Children in China can now only play online games for three hours every week across three days, marking the most severe regulation yet for the game industry in the country, the Associated Press reported. The move comes amid a wider crackdown on the technology industry from Chinese regulators.
The rules effectively cap weekly online gameplay for minors to three hours throughout most of the year. The previous regulation on gaming, enacted in 2019, permitted kids to play games for an hour and a half every day, while three hours were allotted on public holidays, the AP reported.China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down on the technology sector.
Earlier this month, Tencent said it would limit gaming time for minors to an hour a day and two hours during holidays, as well as ban children under the age of 12 from making in-game purchases. Regulators said in Monday's notice that they would strengthen supervision and increase the frequency of inspections of online game companies to ensure that they follow the regulations closely.
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