Video Game Stocks Slide As Beijing Imposes 3-Hours-Per-Week Playtime-Quota
Four weeks after Chinese regulators first denounced video games as "spiritual opium" (see Opium Wars for reference to this use of term here) and identified "video game addiction" as a widespread phenomenon distracting young people from their responsibilities, authorities on Monday announced they would restrict the hours during which Chinese minors are allowed to play. From here on out, gaming during the week will be banned. On Friday evenings, as well as during holidays and Saturdays and Sundays, gamers will only be allowed to play during a single hour between 2000 to 2100 local time.
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