China drafts new rules to curb internet addiction among children and teens
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Online regulator says proposed rules will apply to anyone under 18 and public will have a month to submit feedback.

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 @qwename@lemmygrad.ml:

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

  • qwename
    12·
    1 year ago

    Here’s the full draft in Chinese: http://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-08/02/c_1692541991073784.htm. It’s actual 40 minutes for “Under 8” and not 8 minutes. Here’s my own summary:

    The proposed guidelines do not just affect smartphones, but all mobile smart devices for kids.

    The proposed 5 age groups are:

    • Under 3
    • 3 to under 8
    • 8 to under 12
    • 12 to under 16
    • 16 to under 18

    Default time limits are (parents can exempt all time limits):

    • under 8: 40 minutes
    • 8 to under 16: 1 hour
    • 16 to under 18: 2 hours
    • Reminder to rest every 30 minutes
    • No service to be provided to minors from 10PM to 6AM the next day

    Apps not subject to time limits:

    • emergency-related (safety, emergency calling etc.)
    • approved educational apps
    • tools suitable for minors (image processing, calculator, measurement etc.)
    • User-defined by parents

    Content providers are also required to provide age-based service under “minor mode”. You can find the recommendations for different age groups under the heading “五、移动互联网应用程序未成年人模式要求（一）基本要求”, it’s too long for me to translate.

    There’s more information in the full draft, this proposed guidelines is basically a mix of parental controls and NSFM (NSFW but for minors, not safe for minors) requirements for content providers.