Chinese Board Coming After Tencent for 'Inappropriate' Content In Honor of Kings Game
3 years, 7 months ago

Chinese Board Coming After Tencent for 'Inappropriate' Content In Honor of Kings Game

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A Chinese public-interest group said on Tuesday it is suing Tencent over what it alleges is inappropriate content for minors in the top global game developer’s flagship video game, Honor of Kings. The suit, whose content Reuters could not independently confirm, also coincides with an unprecedented antitrust crackdown by Beijing on some of China’s biggest tech companies that sources told Reuters includes Tencent. Citing concerns about eye damage, Chinese authorities have sought to limit hours that teenagers can spend playing video games, and companies including Tencent have put in place anti-addiction systems that they say cap young users’ game time. Tencent said last November that Honor of Kings, which is free to download but has paid-for in-play content, had a record 100 million daily active users worldwide.

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Tencent profit halves as crackdown, COVID-19 weigh
2 years, 7 months ago

Tencent profit halves as crackdown, COVID-19 weigh

Al Jazeera  

The world’s largest video game company said ad sales slumped 18 percent in the first quarter ending March 31. The operator of the WeChat messaging platform and the world’s largest video game company said ad sales slumped 18 percent in the first quarter ended March 31, following a 13 percent drop in the October-December period. In a call with analysts, …

Explained | Why and how China is drastically limiting online gaming for under 18s
3 years, 4 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 …

China allows children under 18 to play online games for one hour only on Fridays, weekends and holidays
3 years, 4 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 …

China bans kids from playing online video games during the week
3 years, 4 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 forbids minors from gaming more than three hours per week
3 years, 4 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 …

Tencent vows fresh gaming curbs after 'spiritual opium' attack zaps $60 billion
3 years, 5 months ago

Tencent vows fresh gaming curbs after 'spiritual opium' attack zaps $60 billion

The Hindu  

China's Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it would further curb minors' access to its flagship video game, hours after its shares were battered by a state media article that described online games as "spiritual opium". Economic Information Daily cited Tencent's "Honor of Kings" in an article in which it said minors were addicted to online games and called for …

China imposes online gaming curfew for minors in bid to fight addiction
5 years, 2 months ago

China imposes online gaming curfew for minors in bid to fight addiction

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China has announced a curfew on online gaming for minors among new measures aimed at curbing video game addiction. The official government guidelines will be applied to all online gaming platforms operating in the country, mostly notably Tencent, the world’s biggest gaming company. China is the world’s largest gaming market, accounting for a quarter of global …

PUBG gets digital lock that needs guardian to unlock game for under-13 years players
5 years, 10 months ago

PUBG gets digital lock that needs guardian to unlock game for under-13 years players

Firstpost  

Chinese gaming giant Tencent on Friday announced new curbs on underage video-game playing as part of a government crackdown on youth gaming addiction that has cast a cloud over the company’s biggest revenue source. Tencent said it had imposed a digital lock on some games that require players under 13 years to ask their guardians to open. The government last …

Tencent will check the ages of all its gamers
6 years, 2 months ago

Tencent will check the ages of all its gamers

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Tencent will check the identities of all its gamers in China by 2019 with the aim of limiting the hours young people spend playing. In a practice called “health system,” Tencent said customer accounts will be “forcibly verified with real-name police system” to ensure people are who they claim to be. To tackle concerns about …

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