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China Drafts New Rules to Curb Internet Addiction Among Children and Teens (www.scmp.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Summary of proposed limits by Twitter user @Orikron

🇨🇳 China is set to limit the amount of time children spend on the internet:

16 to 18 - 2 hours

8 to 16 - 1 hour

Under 8 - 40 minutes

No internet access on children’s devices from 10pm-6am

Parents will be allowed to opt out of the time limits for their youngsters.

Edit: additional info from @[email protected]:

Parents can change default time limits

Reminder to rest every 30 minutes

Apps not subject to time limits include:

Emergency-related (safety, emergency calling etc.)

Approved educational apps

Tools suitable for minors (image processing, calculator, measurement etc.)

User-defined by parents

Full draft available in Chinese: http://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-08/02/c_1692541991073784.htm

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I saw a similar article posted on Reddit the other day and it was like twilight zone in the comments where almost everyone was saying that all parents should do this with their kids. I think it was centered around young children though. Still I think is shows that it's almost unanimously agreed children should be safe guarded from the internet. lol.

Meanwhile is the west we have games made specifically to prey upon children and trick them into spending thousands from their parents credit cards and don't get me started on the cesspool that is gaming streamers.