China proposes to limit children’s smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day
1 year, 8 months ago

China proposes to limit children’s smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest blow to firms such as Tencent and ByteDance, which run social media platforms and online games. The Cyberspace Administration of China on Wednesday published the draft guidelines on its site, stating that minors would not be allowed to use most internet services on mobile devices from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and that children between the ages of 16 and 18 would only be able to use the internet for two hours a day. Short-video and online video platforms like Douyin, Bilibili and Kuaishou have offered youth modes that restrict the type of content shown to minors and the length of time they can use the service. The latest restrictions would impact firms like Tencent, China’s largest online game company, and ByteDance, which runs popular short-video platform Douyin.

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Complete ban on school students using smartphones undesirable: Delhi HC
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Complete ban on school students using smartphones undesirable: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court recently said a complete ban on the use of smartphones by school students was an "undesirable and unworkable" approach and it should be regulated and monitored. The students, the court said, must also be counselled that high levels of screen-time and social media engagement could lead to anxiety, diminished attention spans and cyber-bullying. "Much has changed …

79 Nations banned smartphones in schools amid learning concerns
1 month, 1 week ago

79 Nations banned smartphones in schools amid learning concerns

India Today  

A total of 79 education systems globally opted for a ban on smartphones in schools as nations persist in debating how they affect teaching and student privacy, according to the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring team. 60 education systems - 30 percent of the entire registered globally had implemented bans on smartphones through different policies and legislation in favour of keeping …

Mobile phone bans in schools not linked to grades or behavior of kids, says study
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mobile phone bans in schools not linked to grades or behavior of kids, says study

Firstpost  

The study’s lead author, Dr Victoria Goodyear, told BBC, that the findings were not “against the ban of smartphones in schools but “what we’re suggesting is that those bans in isolation are not enough to tackle the negative impacts” Banning smartphones in schools has no real impact on improving grades and behaviours among students, a new study has found. The …

Gujarat govt to issue guidelines to limit children's use of smartphones and social media
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat govt to issue guidelines to limit children's use of smartphones and social media

India TV News  

In response to the growing concern over the increased use of smartphones and social media among children, the Gujarat government has announced plans to issue guidelines aimed at reducing the negative impact of excessive screen time on students. The state's education minister, Praful Pansheriya, confirmed on Thursday that the guidelines would focus on limiting the use of mobile phones and …

Regulator issues guideline to create a safer online world for minors
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Regulator issues guideline to create a safer online world for minors

China Daily  

China's top cyberspace regulator announced a guideline on Friday for the development of the mode for juvenile on mobile internet platforms. According to a news release from the Cyberspace Administration of China, the guideline aims to fully leverage the positive role of the juvenile mode in preventing internet addiction and optimizing content, thereby creating a healthier and safer online environment. …

Regulator issues guideline to create a safer online world for minors
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Regulator issues guideline to create a safer online world for minors

China Daily  

China's top cyberspace regulator announced a guideline on Friday for the development of the mode for juvenile on mobile internet platforms. According to a news release from the Cyberspace Administration of China, the guideline aims to fully leverage the positive role of the juvenile mode in preventing internet addiction and optimizing content, thereby creating a healthier and safer online environment. …

UK Considers New Smartphone Bans for Children
5 months, 1 week ago

UK Considers New Smartphone Bans for Children

Wired  

The UK parliament is considering clamping down on how young people use smartphones. A bill brought forward by a Labour member of parliament proposes both banning phones in schools and raising the age at which children can consent to social media companies using their data. Experts on the impact of digital technologies argue that the legislation could end up shutting …

Banning kids from using smartphones? Yeah, right!
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Banning kids from using smartphones? Yeah, right!

The Independent  

The debate around kids and smartphones has been rumbling on for about as long as they have been in existence. But this so-called Smartphone Free Childhood “pact” currently gaining momentum online – with campaigners urging education secretary Bridget Phillipson to take action to curb the use of smartphones in schools – has particularly irked me. This was especially true for …

Online gaming sites would need to prove they are 'a force for good' to be exempt from SA's social media ban
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Online gaming sites would need to prove they are 'a force for good' to be exempt from SA's social media ban

ABC  

After struggling to form new friendships in high school during the pandemic, Lee Ann Phie found a supportive community through online video gaming. What we know about the promise to ban children from social media Photo shows Picture of a smartphone screen with apps including facebook, instagram and youtube A social media ban that could capture the most popular video …

France looking to ban phones in school
7 months ago

France looking to ban phones in school

China Daily  

By JULIAN SHEA in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-08-29 09:41 France is to try out a ban on mobile phones at school for students aged 15 and under in an effort to give youngsters a "digital pause". The report noted what it said was "a very clear consensus on the direct and indirect negative effects of digital …

Campaign to protect children online
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Campaign to protect children online

China Daily  

Campaign to protect children online China's top internet regulator has launched a two-month campaign to protect children online during the summer vacation, targeting e-commerce predators and inappropriate content. The crackdown follows a controversy last year that occurred when China Central Television exposed e-commerce platforms selling nude scale model toys to children age 7 to 14. A report on juvenile internet …

Opinion: Smartphones have silenced kids, and that isn’t a good thing. Hooray for LAUSD’s ban
9 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Smartphones have silenced kids, and that isn’t a good thing. Hooray for LAUSD’s ban

LA Times  

A high school student look at her phone in 2019. Now, our letter writers are once again united, but this time in praise: With barely any exceptions, they’re writing in approval of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s ban on phones during the school day. To the editor: I just finished my 29th year teaching high school English and would …

Should young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and said no
9 months, 1 week ago

Should young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and said no

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That’s the endgame of an increasing number of parents …

Should young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and said no
9 months, 1 week ago

Should young kids have smartphones? These parents in Europe linked arms and said no

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Try saying “no” when a child asks for a smartphone. She polled the parents of her daughters’ grade two years ago and she was surprised to see that “99% of them were as terrified or more so than I was.” She shared the results of her questionnaire, and says that this year, when her daughter started high …

How To Set Screen Time Limits With Your Kids
9 months, 3 weeks ago

How To Set Screen Time Limits With Your Kids

Huff Post  

We’ve all seen the headlines about today’s teen mental health crisis: Kids are struggling. What makes today’s devices different from the TV, Estes told HuffPost, is “interactivity.” “It’s a lot more stimulation,” he said, “and for developing brains, that has a lot of addictiveness to it, literally driving a kind of dopamine feedback loop that makes kids just start to …

MPs call for next government to consider smartphone ban for under-16s
10 months, 1 week ago

MPs call for next government to consider smartphone ban for under-16s

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The House of Commons Education Committee said tougher guidance on mobile phones in schools …

School tries to break pupils’ addiction to smartphones with 12-hour day
11 months, 1 week ago

School tries to break pupils’ addiction to smartphones with 12-hour day

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A school is introducing a 12-hour day this week in …

Social media, OTT, online gaming usage rises: 60% urban kids spend 3 hours daily | Data
1 year, 6 months ago

Social media, OTT, online gaming usage rises: 60% urban kids spend 3 hours daily | Data

The Hindu  

After the COVID-19 period, as children returned to school and face-to-face teaching recommenced, there was an upswing in the use of the Internet for leisure. The nationwide survey aimed to grasp the primary concerns parents had regarding their children’s prolonged usage of social media, OTT, and online gaming platforms. The survey asked about the daily Internet consumption of children aged …

Experts grapple with the vexing question of how much screen time is too much for children
1 year, 6 months ago

Experts grapple with the vexing question of how much screen time is too much for children

The Hindu  

It is 6 p.m. in the evening and three-year old Vihaan is in the neigbhourhood park. Age-based approach According to the World Health Organization, while children under one year of age should not be exposed to any devices like mobile phones and laptops, screen time for children from one to five years should not exceed one hour in a day. …

China proposes to limit children's smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day
1 year, 8 months ago

China proposes to limit children's smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s internet watchdog has laid …

China to limit teenagers’ smartphone use to two hours a day
1 year, 8 months ago

China to limit teenagers’ smartphone use to two hours a day

The Telegraph  

China is set to limit teenagers’ use of smartphones to two hours a day in one of the most stringent crackdowns on technology addiction among children in the world. The watchdog said the minor mode programmes mark an upgraded version of the “teenager mode” that was introduced in 2019, in what officials said at the time was a bid to …

Study shares findings on students' smartphone habits
1 year, 8 months ago

Study shares findings on students' smartphone habits

China Daily  

Young students in China have relatively low levels of mobile phone addiction, but it still has significant negative impact on their sleep and memory, according to a recent study. Around 80 percent of primary and secondary school students do not have mobile phone addiction, which can be attributed to strict restrictions on phone use at schools, the study said. The …

China Gives Children 1 Extra Hour Of Online Gaming Each Day For Lunar New Year
2 years, 2 months ago

China Gives Children 1 Extra Hour Of Online Gaming Each Day For Lunar New Year

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HONG KONG — As the week-long Lunar New Year holidays in China draw near with promises of feasts and red envelopes stuffed with cash, children have another thing to look forward to –- one extra hour of online games each day. For years, Chinese authorities have sought to control how much time kids can spend playing games …

China keeping 1 hour daily limit on kids’ online games
2 years, 2 months ago

China keeping 1 hour daily limit on kids’ online games

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As the week-long Lunar New Year holidays in China draw near with promises of feasts and red envelopes stuffed with cash, children have another thing to look forward to –- one extra hour of online games each day. For years, Chinese authorities have sought to control how much time kids can spend playing games online, to fight …

China grants gaming license to NetEase, 1st since crackdown
2 years, 6 months ago

China grants gaming license to NetEase, 1st since crackdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s second largest gaming firm …

China bans minors from live streaming on social media
2 years, 10 months ago

China bans minors from live streaming on social media

India TV News  

Highlights The move has been taken to protect the physical and mental health of minors The new rules completely prohibit those under 16 from live-streaming Those between 16 and 18 must obtain permission from their parents or guardians before live streaming Chinese regulators have moved to ban minors from live-streaming on various social media platforms to protect their physical and …

Parents in China laud rule limiting video game time for kids
3 years, 6 months ago

Parents in China laud rule limiting video game time for kids

Associated Press  

Li Zhanguo’s two children, ages 4 and 8, don’t have their own smartphones, but like millions of other Chinese children, they are no strangers to online gaming. “If my children get their hands on our mobile phones or an iPad, and if we don’t closely monitor their screen time, they can play online games for as long as three to …

Parents laud Chinese rules aimed at kids' 'unhealthy' gaming
3 years, 6 months ago

Parents laud Chinese rules aimed at kids' 'unhealthy' gaming

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If my children get their hands on our mobile …

We must stop children getting addicted to online gaming
3 years, 6 months ago

We must stop children getting addicted to online gaming

Al Jazeera  

China’s new restrictions on online games for those under 18 might be unthinkable elsewhere, but it is time for a digital detox. While unpopular with young people as well as gaming companies, it does pose the question whether other countries need to look into the issue of children being increasingly consumed by online gaming. Children who otherwise might be playing …

China sets up platform to police gaming firm violations
3 years, 6 months ago

China sets up platform to police gaming firm violations

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese regulators have set up …

Digitally addicted — kids in COVID times
3 years, 6 months ago

Digitally addicted — kids in COVID times

Deccan Chronicle  

Though various social networking platforms, like Facebook and Instagram, require the minimum age for creating an account as 13 years, many do not adhere to it. “What’s worse, in the absence of proper monitoring and restricted use, youngsters often end up sharing personal details and photographs on social media, which make them more vulnerable and expose them to violent and …

Counterview: A Ban is No Cure to Internet or Gaming Addiction in Kids
3 years, 6 months ago

Counterview: A Ban is No Cure to Internet or Gaming Addiction in Kids

News 18  

As the story goes, Sigmund Freud and his wife took their little daughter to a park. I firmly believe that stopping screen time for children under three years of age and limiting it thereafter along with a good 10-hours-a-night sleep will help control to an extent the endemic scale of disorders like autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Internet gaming …

View: China is Putting Limits to Online Gaming for Kids, Indian Policymakers Must Step in Too
3 years, 6 months ago

View: China is Putting Limits to Online Gaming for Kids, Indian Policymakers Must Step in Too

News 18  

Screen time refers to the amount of time a person spends watching screens, including smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, TVs and computers. Greater screen time is associated with increased sedentary behaviour and less physical activity, affects mental health and leads to sleep deprivation. A study to assess the screen exposure trend in children shows doubling of screen time in 0-2 years …

The truth behind China’s online gaming crackdown
3 years, 6 months ago

The truth behind China’s online gaming crackdown

Wired  

Zhu Jingtong was shocked. “We found out at the same time as everyone found out.” Xinhua, China’s national wire service, had just announced new limits on the time that Chinese children could spend playing online video games. “The restrictions were already strict,” says Zhu, referring to 2019 regulations that had already proscribed minors to playing 1.5 hours on any day, …

Here’s how China is limiting online gaming for children
3 years, 7 months ago

Here’s how China is limiting online gaming for children

Live Mint  

Earlier this week, China introduced new rules that limit the amount of time under-18s can spend on video games to three hours a week, a move it said was necessary to combat gaming addiction. Authorities in China, the world's largest video games market, have worried for years about addiction to gaming and the internet among young people, setting up clinics …

Explained | Why and how China is drastically limiting online gaming for under 18s
3 years, 7 months ago

Explained | Why and how China is drastically limiting online gaming for under 18s

The Hindu  

China on Monday introduced new rules that limit the amount of time under-18s can spend on video games to three hours a week, a move it said was necessary to combat gaming addiction. The National Press and Publication Administration, the regulator which approves video game titles, said on Monday the new rules were a response to growing concern that games …

ANALYSIS: China extends control with online gaming crackdown
3 years, 7 months ago

ANALYSIS: China extends control with online gaming crackdown

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture in China are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage the public to fall in line with its vision for a powerful, more wholesome country. “This appears to be part of China’s push to ensure that the government is front and center in all aspects of its …

China allows children under 18 to play online games for one hour only on Fridays, weekends and holidays
3 years, 7 months ago

China allows children under 18 to play online games for one hour only on Fridays, weekends and holidays

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese regulators on Monday further …

Three hours a week: Play time’s over for China’s young video gamers
3 years, 7 months ago

Three hours a week: Play time’s over for China’s young video gamers

The Hindu  

China has forbidden under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours a week, a stringent social intervention that it said was needed to pull the plug on a growing addiction to what it once described as "spiritual opium". Previously, China had limited the length of time under-18s could play video games to 1.5 hours on any day and …

China bans kids from playing online video games during the week
3 years, 7 months ago

China bans kids from playing online video games during the week

CNN  

Hong Kong/Beijing CNN Business — China has barred online gamers under the age of 18 from playing on weekdays and limited their play to justthree hours most weekends, marking a significant escalation of restrictions on the country’s massive gaming industry. “That said, we believe this will still represent another setback to the industry and potentially send another wave of negative …

China limits mobile gaming time to three hours for minors: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

China limits mobile gaming time to three hours for minors: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Chinese government on Tuesday announced a set of rules where it cracked down on children’s mobile gaming time as it continues to exert its control over the nation’s technology sector. The new rule decreases the gaming time for children to three hours on maximum weeks of the year. Earlier, the Chinese government allowed minors to spend 90 minutes per …

China limits videogames to three hours a week for young people
3 years, 7 months ago

China limits videogames to three hours a week for young people

Live Mint  

SINGAPORE : China has a new rule for the country’s hundreds of millions of young gamers: No videogames during the school week, and one hour a day on Fridays, weekends and public holidays. China on Monday issued strict new measures aimed at curbing what authorities describe as youth videogame addiction, which they blame for a host of societal ills, including …

China forbids minors from gaming more than three hours per week
3 years, 7 months ago

China forbids minors from gaming more than three hours per week

Al Jazeera  

Tencent and NetEase can only offer online gaming to minors from 8pm to 9pm on Fridays, weekends and holidays. China will limit the amount of time children can play videogames to just three hours most weeks, a dramatic escalation of restrictions which dealt a blow to the world’s largest mobile gaming market, as Beijing signaled it would continue a campaign …

In China, Kids Are Limited To Playing Video Games For Only 3 Hours Per Week
3 years, 7 months ago

In China, Kids Are Limited To Playing Video Games For Only 3 Hours Per Week

NPR  

In China, Kids Are Limited To Playing Video Games For Only 3 Hours Per Week Enlarge this image toggle caption Thibaud Mougin/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Thibaud Mougin/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images It's getting dangerously close to "game over" for some players in China: If you're under 18 and a fan of video games, you're now limited to just three hours of play a …

Bring policy to protect children from offline, online games: Delhi HC to authorities
3 years, 8 months ago

Bring policy to protect children from offline, online games: Delhi HC to authorities

India TV News  

Bring policy to protect children from offline, online games: Delhi HC to authorities Some recent news of children committing suicides or going into depression, and also committing crimes like theft due to online game addiction, compelled the petitioner organization to move the instant petition. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the concerned authorities of the Central Government to decide …

Ministry bans smartphones in all schools
4 years, 2 months ago

Ministry bans smartphones in all schools

China Daily  

Primary school students take photos of sailboats during an outdoor course in Qingdao, Shandong province, in March, 2018. The 17-year-old, now a high school student in Changsha, Hunan province, said his school does not allow students to bring cellphones to campus and he never does. Parents will now need to submit a written application if their child needs to bring …

42 pc girls allowed access to mobile phone for less than an hour a day: Survey
4 years, 2 months ago

42 pc girls allowed access to mobile phone for less than an hour a day: Survey

Hindustan Times  

A new survey has found that about 42 per cent adolescent girls are allowed access to a mobile phone for less than an hour in a day with most parents feeling that they are "unsafe" and an "unhealthy distraction" for them. Most parents felt that a mobile phone is "unsafe" and an "unhealthy distraction" for an adolescent girl, the survey …

China revamps a law that now bans 'addictive' content online to protect kids
4 years, 5 months ago

China revamps a law that now bans 'addictive' content online to protect kids

Firstpost  

No online service or product provider will be allowed to market their product if they flout any of the provisions mentioned in the amendment. According to a report by state-owned news agency Xinhua, online services, which include gaming, live streaming, audio and video uploading, and social media usage, should now come with regulatory features such as a time limit and …

China bans children playing video games for more than 90 minutes a day or at night
5 years, 4 months ago

China bans children playing video games for more than 90 minutes a day or at night

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. China is the world's second biggest gaming market behind …

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