Tencent and NetEase announced that the playing time of minors during the Dragon Boat Festival is limited to one hour a day.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Yu Xue Zhaitu, South China Daniel Wu, Huake high achiever and Douhuang Holy Buddha for their clues! CTOnews.com June 17 news, Tencent, NetEase game recently released the Dragon Boat Festival holiday minor game time limit notice.

According to the requirements of the Circular of the State Press and publication Administration on further strict Management and effective Prevention of minors from indulging in online Games, combined with the provisions of the Circular on some Holiday arrangements of 2023 issued by the General Office of the State Council, during and around the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in 2023, the restrictions imposed by Tencent and NetEase on the playing time of minors are as follows:

The date on which minors can experience the game from 20:00 to 21:00 on that day:

June 22 to June 24 (Dragon Boat Festival holiday)

The date on which minors cannot experience the game:

June 25 (Sunday, working day)

So on the question of "can you prevent addiction in advance after the college entrance examination", the answer given by Tencent Games is "no". According to Tencent's data in the first quarter of this year, minors accounted for only 0.4% and 0.7% of the game duration and running water, down 96% and 90% compared with the same period three years ago.

CTOnews.com Note: the State Press and publication Administration issued a notice in August 2021, strictly restricting the time for providing online game services to minors. All online game enterprises can only provide one-hour service to minors from 20:00 to 21:00 every day on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays, and are not allowed to provide online game services to minors in any other time.