Chinanews.com, Beijing, September 2 (Chen Jing) New rules for juvenile addiction prevention!
The State Press and Publication Administration recently issued the "Notice on Further Strict Management and Practically Preventing Minors from Indulging in Online Games" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"). It has attacked minors' excessive use or even indulging in online games. strict.
How to promote online game companies and related platforms to fulfill their responsibilities?
How to break an adult account that is fraudulently used by a minor?
The new rules are here!
In fact, in recent years, the state has issued a number of policy documents that regulate online games and prevent minors from indulging in online games. However, due to the particularity and addiction of online games, the problem of minors’ indulging in online games has not been effectively curbed. There is even a growing trend.
Chen Yinjiang, deputy secretary-general of the Consumer Rights Protection Law Research Association of the Chinese Law Society, told China News that the issuance of the "Notice" is of positive significance in preventing minors from indulging in online games and protecting minors’ rights and interests, but the specific effect is still not there. It depends on the implementation of the content of the "Notice".
According to Article 74 of the Law on the Protection of Minors, network service providers such as online games, online live broadcasts, online audio and video, and online social networking shall set up corresponding time management, authority management, and consumption for minors using their services. Management and other functions; Article 75 stipulates that online game service providers shall not provide online game services to minors from 22:00 to 8:00 the next day.
Chang Sha, a lawyer at Beijing Jingdu Law Firm, told China News that the "Notice" is a further refinement of the "Law on the Protection of Minors" in the field of online games, which is conducive to regulating the online game market and preventing minors. Indulging in games helps minors to be physically and mentally healthy, and can better allow minors to have more time to participate in physical exercises, social practices, and various colorful, healthy and beneficial recreational activities.
How strict are the new regulations?
First of all, the "Notice" requires that the time for providing online game services to minors be strictly limited.
All online game companies can only provide minors with one-hour service from 20 to 21:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays. At other times, they are not allowed to provide online game services to minors in any form.
In this regard, Chen Yinjiang believes that although the notice does not have the "one size fits all" prohibition as some parents expect, it requires that the opening of online games to minors be fixed at specific times such as weekends or holidays, and the time limit is 1 hour per day. .
This kind of regulation is more reasonable, and because the time is very clear, it is easier to implement.
Secondly, the "Notice" requires strict implementation of the real-name registration and login requirements for online game user accounts, and no game services shall be provided in any form to users who have not registered and logged in with their real names.
After the "Notice" was issued, many companies responded.
Tencent responded that since 2017, Tencent has continued to conduct spontaneous exploration and application of various new technologies and new functions around the protection of minors.
Next, based on the latest requirements of the competent authorities, Tencent will strictly abide by and actively implement them.
Netease stated that the company has long been active in the protection of minors in the past, and has worked hard to create a green and healthy network environment for minors.
Next, in response to the latest notices and requirements of the National Press and Publication Administration, NetEase Games will strictly abide by and actively implement them.
Bilibili said that Bilibili game has been actively responding to national policies, continuously paying attention to the lifestyle and psychological state of underage users, and constantly improving related guarding mechanisms.
The anti-addiction system for minors on the platform will be adjusted before 23:00 on August 31, 2021.
In addition, according to the real-name registration and login requirements of online game user accounts, Bilibili Games will not provide game services to users who have not registered and logged in with real names in any form.
How to promote online game companies to fulfill their responsibilities?
As the main body of anti-addiction work, online game companies have great responsibilities.
How to promote online game companies to implement the requirements of the "Notice"?
Chen Yinjiang believes that the first is to increase daily supervision. Once violations of laws and regulations are discovered, they must be dealt with seriously according to law, and publicly exposed or included in the credit blacklist; secondly, channels for complaints and rights protection should be unblocked to facilitate consumer complaints and reports. Consumer complaints and reports serve as clues to supervision and law enforcement and prompt investigation and handling; in addition, it is necessary to strengthen legal publicity and guide enterprises to operate in good faith and abiding by the law.
Chang Sha suggested that, on the one hand, game companies need to take the initiative to assume social responsibilities and resolutely implement the requirements of anti-addiction work. On the other hand, increase inspections and penalties to promote the normalization and institutionalization of anti-addiction work.
At the same time, you can also consider establishing a reporting system to help find problematic games.
In addition, in Chang Sha’s view, all kinds of apps containing games should abide by the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Minors according to the nature of their games, comply with real-name authentication, and set up corresponding time management, authority management, consumption management and other functions, such as If it is found that there are many minors in the game, a self-examination should be conducted.
The relevant person in charge of the State Press and Publication Administration stated that in the past two years, the State Press and Publication Administration has increased its efforts to prevent addiction and punishments for enterprises. In 2020, it will inspect tens of thousands of games, and will discuss with publishing management departments at all levels to deal with more than 50 enterprises. There are thousands of questions.
After the "Notice" is issued, we will further strengthen supervision and inspections, carry out special centralized rectification, organize local inspections of game companies one by one, promote the normalization of anti-addiction work, and find that companies that are lucky and perfunctory will be dealt with strictly. At the same time, no discount or flexible behavior is allowed.
How to break an adult account that is fraudulently used?
Although there is a requirement for real-name authentication, minors use their parents’ mobile phones to log in to the game, or use parental identity information or purchase adult identity information to bypass real-name authentication. Breaking through identity restrictions has always been a “severe disease” that affects the anti-addiction effect.
Chen Yinjiang believes that game companies must not only strictly implement account real-name registration and login requirements, but also use technical means to prevent adult accounts from being fraudulently used. For example, let parents set the need for face recognition every time they start a game to help parents prevent their accounts from being used. Fraudulent use by minors.
Regarding the systematic project of preventing addiction, Chang Sha believes that parents and schools should better fulfill their duties of guardianship and education, educate and guide the minors to treat online games correctly, develop diversified interests and hobbies, and earnestly assume protection for minors to prevent addiction. Legal responsibilities of minors.
The "Notice" also proposed that it is necessary to actively guide the family, school and other social aspects to co-administer and govern, perform the guardianship responsibilities of minors in accordance with the law, and create a good environment for the healthy growth of minors.
(End) (Zhongxin Finance Studio)