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China 10-Year Children’s Development Plan Bans Under 16s from Live-Streaming, will Bring Greater Game Classification and Content Reviews

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The Chinese Government has banned under 16s from live-streaming, along with other gaming and internet restrictions as part of their 10-year plan on children’s development. The South China Morning Post reports that the Chinese government’s State Council released their national guidelines; focused on limiting the time and money minors spend on online games. The onus on limiting this are on those who provide games, live-streaming, video and audio streaming, and social media. This includes banning under 16 from live-streaming; presumably any sort of content from live-streaming video games, to blogging and other entertainment. In addition to the existing real-name authentication…

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