China has BANNED children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, as regulators crack down on the technology sector. 9News
can only play games between 8pm to 9pm on Fridays, weekends and on public holidays starting September 1, according to a notice from the National Press and Publication Administration.
The new regulation affects some of China’s largest technology companies, including gaming giant Tencent, whose Honor of Kings online multiplayer game is hugely popular globally, as well as gaming company NetEase. Earlier this month, Tencent said it would limit gaming time for minors to one hour a day and two hours during holidays, as well as ban children under the age of twelve from making in-game purchases.
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