The first case of a minor indulging in online games has specimen significance
Don Quixote
Recently, the Beijing Municipal Cultural Market Comprehensive Law Enforcement Corps successfully investigated and dealt with a case in which a Beijing Information Technology Co., Ltd. illegally provided online game services to minors through a self-operated gaming platform. The corps issued a warning against the company, a fine of 100,000 yuan, and a fine of 100,000 yuan. The person in charge who is directly responsible shall be fined 10,000 yuan for administrative punishment.
(September 16 "Beijing Youth Daily")
The "Research Report on the Internet Usage of Minors in China in 2020" released in July this year shows that the number of underage Internet users in my country will reach 183 million in 2020, and the Internet penetration rate of minors is 94.9%, which is higher than the national Internet penetration rate.
The data shows that 11.5% of underage netizens spend more than 2 hours on the Internet on a working day, and 12.2% on holidays spend more than 5 hours on the Internet.
As a serious mental illness, Internet addiction disorder not only troubles minors and their families, but also becomes a problem that the entire society needs to face and solve.
From the perspective of protecting minors, online platform companies need to maintain the bottom line of business and the legal red line.
Internet operators conduct compliance review and regulate their behaviors, which are the first responsibility and primary obligation, such as the online game account real-name registration system, strictly control the length of time that minors use online games, regulate the provision of paid services to minors, and effectively strengthen the industry Self-discipline, etc., should be implemented and implemented in daily operations.
But in fact, the business requirements and ethical conditions of "anti-addiction" often appear weak in the face of interests. Some platform companies are either letting it go without defense, or simply go to the front desk to guard and steal.
These phenomena indicate that the existing measures urgently need to be further upgraded before their effects can be improved and consolidated.
The "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors" that came into effect on June 1 this year clearly requires that "online game service providers shall not provide online game services to minors from 22:00 to 8:00 the next day."
Recently, the National Press and Publication Administration issued the "Notice on Further Strict Management and Practically Preventing Minors from Indulging in Online Games" to further clarify the main responsibility and make more specific regulations for preventing addiction.
Preventing minors from indulging in online games requires the participation of the entire society. However, the fulfillment of the "primary responsibility" by online game service providers undoubtedly has a fundamental role and is also the key to securing the first line of defense.
However, the investigation found that some platform companies circumvent the restrictions of game real-name verification and anti-addiction systems by borrowing other minor’s game accounts, using adult IDs to register, and purchasing adult game accounts online. , Adopting a tacit and conniving attitude, and has been slow to implement video face authentication.
Therefore, the network environment that induces minors should be strictly rectified, and the main responsibility for individual cases should be investigated. Some platform companies have failed to fulfill their control responsibilities. They should not "talk to them" or "rectify things". Instead, they should be based on the corresponding Penalties are imposed by laws and regulations.
In this way, it can not only regulate the platform company's own behavior, but also promote it to perform its technical prevention and control duties.
Taking this case as an example, a Beijing Information Technology Co., Ltd., through its self-operated gaming platform, provided online game services to minors from 22:00 to 8:00 the next day, resulting in the use of anti-addiction measures.
At a time when the prevention of Internet addiction and protection of the rights of minors has become a concerted action by the whole society, their behavior has violated the bottom line of the law, and should be strictly investigated and punished to play a deterrent effect.
This case is the first case in the national cultural market to investigate and deal with minors’ addiction to online games in accordance with the newly revised "Law on the Protection of Minors of the People’s Republic of China" after the Central Propaganda Department initiated special rectification work in the field of entertainment. ", with specimen significance.
It not only cracked down on specific illegal behaviors, released an attitude of strict rectification and zero tolerance, but also provided a reference for investigating and handling similar cases, and made a good model for comprehensive governance and legal governance of the network environment. It has a special opening topic. significance.