China claims "We officially defeated game addiction with drastic measures"
By law, children under the age of 18 can only play video games between 8 PM and 9 PM on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Chinese authorities announced that they have "officially solved" the problem of game addiction, especially among young people in the country, with drastic measures. Last year, teenagers under the age of 18 were banned from spending more than three hours a week in front of video games in the country. In the new report published by the China Game Industry Committee, it was stated that approximately 75 percent of the youth comply with the time limit and their health status is positively affected by this.
China claims "We officially defeated game addiction with drastic measures"
There are a number of studies that give different results on the effect of video games, especially on children. Some studies conducted in China suggested that video games cause various health problems such as visual impairment and attention deficit. However, studies conducted in other countries on the subject point out that video games can improve children's cognitive abilities. The strict quarantine measures implemented in China, especially in line with the "zero Kovid" policy, caused an increase in the time spent in front of video games. Government officials took very drastic measures against this and limited the playing time of the youth to three hours a week.
The law passed last year stated that games would only be allowed three days a week. By law, children under the age of 18 are only allowed to play video games between 8 pm and 9 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Authorities also set up a complaints hotline to monitor service providers' compliance. In 2020, the revenue of the game industry in China increased by more than 20 percent, reaching 278 billion yuan (approximately 720 billion TL).
