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Tencent Shares Fall After Chinese Media Calls Video Games “Spiritual Opium”

August 4, 2021
Source: bollyinside.com bollyinside.com
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In response to the article, Tencent said that it will institute stricter limitations on minors’ playtime in Honor of Kings. Young gamers will be limited to one hour per day during the week and two hours per day on weekends and holidays. Anyone under the age of 12 will not be able to make in-game purchases. China already has some limitations on how much playtime minors can have, but these new limitations are more than required by the government. “The word choice of spiritual opium is especially harsh, it would be surprising if the regulators won’t do anything about this,”...
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