In China they are considering the issue of restricting Internet access to minors. This step aims to combat Internet addiction. The changes will take effect on September 2. Variety writes about it.
The State Chancellery of Internet Information of the People’s Republic of China plans to ban those under the age of 18 from surfing the Internet on mobile devices between 10 pm and 6 am every day. Children under the age of eight will be limited to 40 minutes per day. Young people between the ages of 16 and 18 will have access to the Internet for a maximum of two hours a day. In addition, the authority will control the adequacy to the age of the content.
According to the Internet regulator, the proposed changes are necessary to create a favorable Internet environment and prevent Internet addiction in children.
Previously, TikTok owner ByteDance launched a search engine in China with built-in censorship.
