Online game limit loopholes should be plugged

The regulation to limit the number of hours minors spend playing online games is being breached. Following an amendment to the Law on the Protection of Minors, the National Press and Publication Administration recently issued a notice saying online game companies should provide services to minors only from 8 pm to 9 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays.

However, an investigation by China Central Television has found that some people are selling or renting out accounts registered in the name of adults to minors. CCTV said on Tuesday that a minor played King of Glory for two hours after shelling out 33 yuan ($5.1). The report was trending on Sina Weibo all day.

Cases of children logging in to game portals using their grandparents' accounts have also been reported. Some kids even make their grandparents look into the camera to pass the facial recognition check.