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

  • QueerCommie
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    1 year ago

    There’s more power than you think in making what you want be the default. Imagine there’s a restaurant where you automatically get healthy food but could call it back and get junk food in a minute. Most people are going to keep the healthy food unless they’re a really picky child. Now imagine now where McDonald’s is the default and it’s the easiest food to get everywhere, but you could work harder and make healthy food, but most won’t. completely different outcome.

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      1 year ago

      Actually, that’s a really good point. Come to think of it I may have been doubting parents too much.