TikTok parent company ByteDance seem to be looking to one-up Facebook anywhere it can. After taking over the mantle of most-downloaded social media app in the world with TikTok, ByteDance is coming for Facebook’s moonshot, buying up its own virtual reality headset maker called Pico. The deal first reported on by Bloomberg last week was […]
China bans online gaming for minors except from 8 pm-9 pm Friday to Sunday
Online gaming companies barred from serving under-18s nearly every hour of the week.
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China Slashes Kids’ Gaming Time To Just Three Hours a Week
China will forbid minors from gaming more than three hours most weeks of the year, imposing their strictest controls yet over entertainment for youths in a blow to the world’s largest mobile gaming arena. From a report: Gaming platforms from Tencent to…
China restricts kids’ online gaming to three hours a week
China’s National Press and Publication Administration has released a notice imposing limits on online gaming for minors. On September 1st, video game companies will have to restrict gaming time to three hours a week — from 8 PM to 9 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. With this new set of restrictions, Chinese authorities want […]
Chinese university appears to ask for lists of LGBTQ+ students for ‘investigation’
Survey by Shanghai University that asked colleges to research the political stance and ‘state of mind’ of members of LGBTQ+ communities has sparked alarmA well-known Chinese university appears to have asked its colleges to make lists of their LGBTQ+ st…
Chinese Authorities Say Overtime ‘996’ Policy is Illegal
China’s Supreme People’s Court said the overtime practice of “996”, working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week, is illegal, taking aim at the controversial policy that is common among many Chinese technology firms. From a report: China’s top court and th…
China ‘plans to ban’ overseas IPOs for data-heavy tech firms, and proposes algorithm controls – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLatest: 996 overtime policy illegalNew proposals for how algorithms usedAlgorithms must comply with law, social ethics and fairness…No disrupting public order, unfair pricing, or harming minorsE…
China proposes strict control of algorithms
China is not done with curbing the influence local internet services have assumed in the world’s largest populous market. Following a widening series of regulatory crackdowns in recent months, the nation on Friday issued draft guidelines on regulating the algorithms firms run to make recommendations to users. In a 30-point draft guidelines published on Friday, […]
China bans celebrity rankings in bid to ‘rectify chaos in the fan community’
Authorities increase regulation of fame and fan culture that they say will tackle online bullying and protect childrenChinese authorities have banned online lists ranking celebrities by popularity, as regulators continue a drive to “clean up” fame and …