20 minutes agoInternet dependence: China Limits Telephone Use for Teens
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Children under 18 years of age in China will no longer be able to access the internet on their smartphones at night and the time they may be online during the day will be limited, under new legislation against internet addiction. Based on these restrictions, which are expected to [...]
Given these restrictions, which are expected to take effect on September 2nd, no minor in China will be able to access the Internet via a mobile phone from 10:00 to 0600 a.m.
In addition, a system will be set up to limit the daily time spent on the internet: Teens aged 16-17 will be online for two hours, compared to only 40 minutes for children under 8.
China is one of the countries that is applying the strictest measures in the world to limit internet on children.
By 2021, it limited the amount of time children can spend playing online a day. China also froze the approvals of new video games for nine months, causing unrest among numerous businesses in the sector.
