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China to limit teenagers’ smartphone use to two hours a day (www.telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by someguy3@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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also bar users under the age of 18 from accessing the internet from 10pm to 6am.

Meanwhile, a tiered system will mean those under the age of eight will be permitted a maximum of 40 minutes of usage a day, with up to two hours permitted for 16 and 17-year-olds.

Children aged between eight to 16 will have their time limit capped at one hour. ‘Teenager mode’

The proposed reforms are open to public feedback as part of a consultation process scheduled to run until Sept 2.

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[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This sounds difficult to actually implement.

For example, I play a mobile game where if you have an iOS account that is set as an “under 13” account anywhere in the settings, the in-game chat is permanently turned off for you. But, there’s nothing that stops an actual 10-year-old from having an account that doesn’t have the age settings, thusly allowing them to access whatever gets said in the game chat.

The proposals for app devs described in the article also don’t make a lot of sense and sound like huge hurdles to overcome.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_real-name_system_in_China

China has that level of control over the lives of its citizens.

[–] Squids@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

China actually already has a system in place that kinda works for their existing video game restrictions - your accounts are connected to your social ID, or to a social media which in turn is connected to your social ID. Alternatively I wouldn't be surprised if like what they do is connect your SIM card to your national number (which is possible - some countries do it for 2FA for government stuff and banking) which is what they use to control internet usage

...of course it does little against the tried and true method of "using your mum's phone/ID for games"

[–] AnonTwo@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Doesn't China straight up ban apps that don't meet it's specifications?

[–] Bakachu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah cell phone use and access to the internet in general is so ingrained in most modern cultures that it really can't be meaningfully stopped. These devices connect people, particularly teenagers to friends, significant others, trending news, and provides an outlet to many things they don't have other accesses to as not-yet-adults. Full implementation of this law would literally be enough to start the next cultural revolution.