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The Chinese government has reduced children’s online game time from 1.5 hours a day to 3 hours a week

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[China](//www.dailymail.co.uk/news/china/index.html) Announced that children can only play online video games three hours a week. This is a further crackdown from previous regulations, limiting play time to 1.5 hours a day. Gaming companies are currently only welcoming minors from 8pm to 9pm on Fridays, weekends and public holidays. [Bloomberg News](//www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-30/china-limits-minors-to-just-three-hours-of-online-gaming-a-week?sref=10lNAhZ9) report. Internet addiction is considered a clinical disorder in China, with an increasing number of young people choosing to ignore research, socialize, browse the web and play online games with their families. In 2019, Beijing initially banned children from playing online games for more than 1.5 hours a day at any…

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