Chinanews.com client Beijing, July 2 (Reporter Wu Tao) Open Tencent Video, Youku, iQiyi, etc. Have you found a pop-up window for "youth mode"? More and more video apps are online with "teenage mode", but is this mode really effective? Is it possible to limit the length of time children can use?
Most video apps are launched in "Youth Mode", with anti-addiction tips. Screenshot
"Youth Mode" is standard for video apps
Recently, when the reporter experienced multiple online video apps, they found that almost all of them have launched the "teenage mode". Most apps stipulate that in this mode, a password setting is required to open, and it can only be used for 40 minutes.
But it is worth noting that the "teenage mode" does not pop up every time you open the APP. When the user starts the application for the first time every day, the system will prompt a pop-up window.
In terms of content, the "teenage mode" is very different from the normal mode. Basically, movies, TV series and other contents are removed, and there are no functions such as advertising and recharge. Most of the content of the long video is anime, learning tutorials, etc.; the content of the short video is more abundant, but most of it is also hand-made, parent-child and other content.
More than just online video, more and more applications have launched the teen model in the fields of live broadcasting, games and even search. For example, China Search launched the "Hua Yang Search", a search engine app customized for young people.
According to the data from the National Internet Information Office, as of October 2019, 53 online video and live broadcast platforms have been launched with the "Youth Mode", which regulates the use time, time period, functions and content of young users, and guides young people to use the network rationally.
Some apps can continue to watch for a few clicks, and no password is required. Screenshot
Duration limit? Click on some apps to continue
One of the main functions of the "Youth Mode" is to limit the duration of use. However, the reporter found that most video apps show that they can only watch for 40 minutes, but as long as they enter the password, they can continue to watch.
Reporter experience, after watching for 40 minutes in the "Youth Mode" of iQiyi and Youku, there will be a password pop-up window, you can continue to watch after entering the password, and some apps no longer limit the duration of use. The same is true for some short videos, such as Kuaishou and Douyin.
The Jiangsu Consumer Protection Commission has previously announced that some of the live broadcast platforms have no difference between the youth mode and the general mode. They are virtually useless. Douyu, Huya, Douyin, Bilibili, Huajiao, Kugou Live, and TT voice can be extended by entering a password. Time limit for use.
What's more serious is that during the reporter's experience, Tencent video "teen mode" will pop up after 40 minutes of viewing time, but only need to click "I know", it will automatically continue the time without even entering the password. This means that "little kids" may continue to use the screen with just a few clicks.
According to the "National Research Report on the Internet Use of Minors in 2019" released by CNNIC this year, 9.9% of the average daily online hours of minor netizens on workdays are more than 2 hours, and 10.4 on average daily online hours on holidays and more than 5 hours %. This group of underage Internet users may be adversely affected by excessive use of the Internet.
In addition, the "Youth Mode" also has VIPs, and some film and television resources require VIP users to watch, so "charges start from dolls", but because the "Youth Mode" does not encourage recharge, you have to exit the "Youth Mode" to recharge before entering Watch in this mode.
Under some app "youth mode", some film and television resources still need to pay to purchase VIP to watch. Screenshot
How to solve? Internet companies and parents need to "go to heart"
The original intention of the "youth model" is good, but to prevent children from indulging in the Internet, parents or guardians also have an inescapable responsibility. The reporter found in the experience that the prescribed 40 minutes have arrived, as long as the parents no longer enter the password, most of the APP can no longer watch.
But the problem is coming again. There are so many video apps on the market. It takes 40 minutes to watch on each platform, and the amount of time it can be watched every day is also "horrible."
According to the official website of the State Cyberspace Administration, in June 2019, the nation's major online short video platforms fully promoted the launch of the "Youth Anti-Addiction System". The person in charge said that preventing young people from indulging in the Internet requires not only Internet companies to seriously fulfill their social responsibilities, but also the joint efforts of all sectors of society, especially the close cooperation of schools and parents of students.
In addition, it is worth noting that compared with short videos, the current game anti-addiction is more comprehensive. In addition to limiting the length of time, it is necessary to identify the identity and prevent "children from impersonating parental identity".
For example, on June 17th, Tencent Games announced that it will upgrade the protection measures for minors, and on the basis of "restricted play, limited charge, curfew" for real-named minors, specifically aimed at "children using parental identity information to bypass supervision" "Problem, expand the application of face recognition technology.
The reporter found in the experience that some video apps can also be used without logging in, and identity recognition is even more impossible. (Finish)