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China to limit teenagers’ smartphone use to two hours a day (www.telegraph.co.uk)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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also bar users under the age of 18 from accessing the internet from 10pm to 6am.

Meanwhile, a tiered system will mean those under the age of eight will be permitted a maximum of 40 minutes of usage a day, with up to two hours permitted for 16 and 17-year-olds.

Children aged between eight to 16 will have their time limit capped at one hour. ‘Teenager mode’

The proposed reforms are open to public feedback as part of a consultation process scheduled to run until Sept 2.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While I agree with the overall positive intent, I'm very opposed to the government mandating this sort of thing.

Especially when there are a wide variety of reasons why kids might need more than that time or at odd hours to work on something. Particularly with the internet becoming more and more a facet of everyday life and just being involved in schooling as a whole.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I’m very opposed to the government mandating this sort of thing

You're opposed to the government mandating that smartphone makers provide these features? The title of the article is wrong: The new regulations are simply requiring that smartphone manufacturers provide controls that allow parents to implement such restrictions.