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Monday, August 23, 2021

Eye on China's youth

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The Internet giant has limited playing time and spending for those under 18 in a move to appease Beijing

Under new rules that kicked in on Aug 4, minors are banned from playing Honour Of Kings for more than an hour on regular days and two hours on public holidays. They also cannot play between 10pm and 8am.

Tencent, which runs the world's biggest video gaming business by revenue, has started using facial recognition technology in its games to make sure that players are above 18 years old.

"It is a matter of time that online games will go the way of off-campus tutoring services... referring to a separate clampdown last month when Beijing banned after-school tutoring companies from making profits in a move to reduce the costs of raising children.

Suggestive online content involving children came under scrutiny last month when China's top Internet watchdog slapped fines on tech giants, including Tencent and Alibaba, for allowing users to upload or share "soft child porn".

suggestive photos promoting girls' underwear. "Why are these sellers sexualising children to boost their sales?"...showing a young girl putting a finger in her mouth with the caption "I am very hungry" in Chinese.