Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The Chinese version of TikTok is limiting kids to 40 minutes a day
Teenagers in China seem to be getting more restricted as to how they spend time with their smartphones. Recently, they were limited the time they can spend on online games to just three hours on weekends and barred to play any on weekdays. This new strict regulation shocked the online gaming companies and their investors badly, just like the cram schools and online tutoring services that were nearly abandoned their businesses earlier this year. Now, students are most likely spending more time watching videos, like Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok as they have been recently reduced their homework and limited the time for gaming. ByteDance, a video platform giant company, didn’t want to wait to be regulated like the gaming industry. It decided to limit the use of the short-form video app only up to 40 minutes a day for users under 14 years old. Also, it would make the video app unavailable between 10 pm and 6 am for those users. The company is hoping that it will be viewed by parents and regulators as more socially responsible for minors so that it won’t be suddenly banned its service. It seems like a proactive move, but will it be enough?
China has been growing rapidly since the new millennium. Also, changes have been made far more drastically than in any other country in the world. Chinese companies and people seem to be used to changes and surprises.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about how Chinese teenagers are guided and treated.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/20/tech/china-tiktok-douyin-usage-limit-intl-hnk/index.html
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