As overplaying games has become a social problem in China, IT giant Tencent has announced that it will limit the time available to minors on weekdays to one hour a day for its flagship popular online games.
While the online game industry is growing rapidly in China, overplaying children's games has become a social problem, and recently, the state-owned Xinhua communication media has pointed out the harmfulness of online games by comparing them to "Ahen". The criticism of the game industry is increasing.
In response to this situation, IT giant Tencent limited the daily usage time of minors to 1 hour on weekdays and 2 hours on holidays for the popular online game "Honor of Kings" on the 3rd, and the authorities Announced that it will take stricter measures than the guidelines set by.
In addition, it proposes industry-wide discussions on whether it is possible to completely ban the use of online games by people under the age of 12.
As the Chinese government tightens control over major IT companies, Tencent is likely to dodge further control by restricting its use in the online game business, which is a major source of revenue.