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

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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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