"Create a clean space for short videos, improve the level of
protection of minors, and play a subtle and positive role in
cultivating sentiment, enlightening minds, and leading trends,"
according to an NRTA statement on its website describing an
internal meeting held on the issue of minor addiction.
The statement is the latest in a campaign launched by China's
media regulators over a year ago that has significantly
tightened the rules surrounding livestreaming, video gaming, and
Internet usage among minors.
While no specific measures were announced on Monday, policies
introduced by regulators last year included banning minors from
tipping livestreamers and ordering domestic streaming and social
media platforms to conduct regular minor-focused cyberprotection
assessments.
China in 2021 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.
(Reporting by Beijing newsroom, Editing by Louise Heavens and
Bernadette Baum)
[© 2023 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2022 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
![](column_spacer.png)
|
|