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Chinese authorities, including the Ministry of Public Security, have jointly launched a campaign to crack down on the selling of electronic cigarettes to minors and other related activities.
Under strict new regulation issued on March 11, many brands of electronic cigarettes and vaporizers with fruit flavors have seen prices increase by up to 20-30 yuan ($3.14-$4.72).
China’s gaming industry regulator on Thursday created a special website that encourages the public to report companies for any violation of recent state regulations designed to protect minors from video game addiction.
Recently, online payment platform Alipay launched a new function called “Game Lock”, which can help parents monitor their children's the game payments and game play duration.
An information technology company in Beijing was warned and fined 100,000 yuan by Beijing police for illegally providing online game services to minors through its self-operated gaming platform.
On Monday, the China Consumers Association announced the theme of the 2022 National Consumers Association Consumer Rights Protection Year - "Promoting Consumption Fairness Together".
NetEase released its financial report for the second quarter of 2021 on Tuesday. Under the background of tighter supervision, the growth rate of NetEase's game revenue dropped to single digits.
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued a notice on Monday for public consultation on the Regulations on Network Protection for Minors.
Enterprise information inquiry platform Qichacha App showed that, recently, Tencent received 300,00 yuan ($46,906) as compensation for its lawsuit against a game account rental platform.
It is getting dangerously close to "game over" for young players in China as the country is tightening its reins on their allotted time for video games.
Honor of Kings, an online game produced by Tencent, announced an upgrade to its anti-addiction measures on Tuesday, in which underage users can only play games from 20:00 to 21:00 on Fridays, weekends and holidays.
Tencent announced on Wednesday that from 12 a.m. on September 25, 2021, all underage users will no longer be able to log into its mobile game Light and Night.