A few minutes before 8 pm on a recent Sunday night in Beijing, Hwang Chung opened and tried to play a Harry Potter video game on his smartphone. She couldn’t-by government decree. A pop-up appeared on her screen. [Minors can only play online games on Fridays from 8pm to 9pm](//news.sky.com/story/china-bans-under-18s-from-playing-online-games-for-more-than-an-hour-a-day-12395135) , Weekends, national festivals and holidays. Please adjust the play time and take a break. “ New rules [China](//news.sky.com/topic/china-5869) This means that users under the age of 18 can only play 3 hours of online games per week at the specified time. Even communist nations that regulate the lives of...