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"It isn't news that China has begun a campaign against video games within its
borders. The battles in this war are being waged on a couple different fronts.
In 2021, Beijing set new rules for what youths can play when it comes to games,
as well as a strict schedule for when they can play them. This birthed an
underground economy for account sharing to get around those rules, but the
rules still had some effect. Chinese regulators also have exerted strict
control over what foreign games are available in online stores, while those
same regulators strictly control what games gain approval for release from
within. This all seems to be some sort of legislative stream of consciousness
from President Xi Jinping's belief that video games are somehow massively
harmful and addictive to children.
So what has the impact of all of this regulatory warfare produced? Well,
according the
South China Morning Post, no less than 14,000 shuttered gaming
businesses within China itself."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
