China rolls out more gaming regulations to fight myopia

Shares of Tencent and NetEase dipped Friday morning as the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of China (SAPPRFT) rolled out regulations against online games Thursday night.

According to the government paper, the Administration will regulate and control the total number of online games and limit the number of new online game titles. The Administration will also work on a content rating system that carries age recommendations and limit the time the underage can play online games for.

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