A bill to limit children's smartphone usage time to a maximum of 2 hours a day is under consideration in China
China's Internet regulatory agency,
National Mutual Network Information Commission Public Office Guidance for Mobile Mutual Network Minor Model Construction Guidance (Exploration Opinion Manuscript)
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-08/02/c_1692541991073784.htm
China considers limiting kids' smartphone time to two hours per day | Engadget
China floats two-hour daily limit of smartphone screen time for kids
In China, from 2021 onwards, minors will not be able to access the Internet, such as the establishment of `` rules prohibiting minors from playing online games for more than 3 hours a week '' and `` prohibiting minors from watching live broadcasts after 22:00 ''. There is a growing tendency to restrain dependence.
A rule to ``prohibit online games for more than 3 hours a week'' has appeared, and games are only allowed for 1 hour x 3 days a day-GIGAZINE
The proposed rule, announced by the CAC on August 2, 2023, divides minors into different age groups and imposes different restrictions depending on their age.
Under the CAC's proposed regulations, children under the age of eight will be limited to a maximum of 40 minutes of smartphone use per day. In addition, children between the ages of 8 and under 16 are limited to a maximum of one hour of use per day, and children between the ages of 16 and under 18 are prohibited from using more than two hours per day.
The proposed regulation also prohibits minors from using smartphones from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. the next morning. In addition, Internet providers are required to introduce a mode called 'minor mode' that allows parents to limit the content displayed on their children's smartphones.
In 'minor mode', except for some content, children under the age of 3 are allowed only 'content focused on songs and voices', and children between the ages of 12 and 16 are allowed only 'educational materials and news materials'. It is said that it will be
In China, the messenger app “ WeChat ” developed by Tencent and the SNS “ Lu Yin (Chinese version of TikTok)” operated by ByteDance are gaining popularity, especially among minors. ``Each platform that provides SNS services is responsible for meeting the requirements set forth in this draft regulation,'' CAC said.
Overseas media Engadget said, ``This draft regulation may have a significant impact on app developers in China, such as Tencent and ByteDance.App developers design apps and adjust content in accordance with regulations. There may be a need,' he said.
In addition, it is unknown whether the regulation proposal submitted by CAC will be actually enforced at the stage of public consultation at the time of writing the article.
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