Tencent Holdings Ltd of China, which specializes in electronic entertainment and online games, has determined the timing of online visits for minors. The company was forced to take such measures due to the widespread criticism of cyber-leisure in an article of the state publication.
On Tuesday August 3, the state-owned Chinese newspaper published a critical article on video games. They were called “electronic drugs” and “poison to the mind.” After this publication, a scandal began, Interfax reports.
“Gambling addiction is on the rise, affecting children's learning and mental health problems,”
Therefore, one of the largest companies Tencent, due to the requirements of local authorities for game developers to show “social responsibility” introduced restrictions.
“The time that underage users can spend in the game on ordinary days will be reduced to 1 hour from 1.5 hours, on holidays – to 2 hours from 3 hours”,
The measures will be introduced gradually, in several stages. At first, the restrictions will affect only one of the company's games.
In addition, Tencent is going to remove the in-game in-game feature for children under 12. She also promised to stop minors' attempts to log in through adult accounts.
The company has made several suggestions for the entire gaming industry in China. Among them are measures to combat addiction to games and an initiative to prevent children under 12 years of age from playing, says the Financial Times.
Earlier, Letidor wrote that Russian universities are planning to teach cybersport.
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