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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>A child plays online mobile game on July 2, 2017 in Dezhou, Shandong Province of China.<br><br>VCG / Getty Images<br><br><br>Screen time limits are coming to China.<br>Tencent,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/review-kinh-nghiem-tu-a-den-z-tour-phuong-hoang-co-tran-truong-gia-gioi-vien-gia-gioi-tu-sai-gon-6-ngay-5-dem.html phượng hoàng cổ trấn] the world's biggest online gaming company, will limit the daily play time for its most popular game. The title Honor  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/review-kinh-nghiem-tu-a-den-z-tour-phuong-hoang-co-tran-truong-gia-gioi-vien-gia-gioi-tu-sai-gon-6-ngay-5-dem.html kynghidongduong.vn] of Kings now has a limit of 1 hour per day for [http://www.broowaha.com/search/children children] under the age of 12, who will not be [http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=allowed&gs_l=news allowed] to log in after 9 pm. Players aged 12 to 18 will be limited to 2 hours per day.<br><br>According to [ Reuters], the limits are a response from educators and parents worried that kids have become addicted to the game. The system builds on a link between children's accounts and those of their parents, who can then monitor kids' play time. <br><br>"As a game developer and operator, we seek to create fun for game players but also to partner with parents and teachers to foster a healthy game environment for teenage players," a Tencent representative told CNET. "This program aims to guide teenagers towards a healthy lifestyle, balancing time spent on online games versus time to engage constructively with other things in life."<br><br>The company claims that users under 12 constitute "a small proportion of our total use base and a smaller percentage of our paying user base," and that it doesn't expect the new play time limit to have a material impact on its financial results.<br><br>The [ American Academy of Pediatrics recommends] younger children (age 2 to 5) spend no longer than 1 hour per day on screen time, and "For children ages 6 and older, place consistent limits on the time spent using media..." Current ways to place a limit kids' screen time include [/news/parents-with-android-phones-can-now-get-amazon-freetime-app/ Amazon's FreeTime] service and the [/news/pbs-kids-tablet-educational-games-parenting-guilt/ PBS Kids Playtime Pad]. <br><br>Correction,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/review-kinh-nghiem-tu-a-den-z-tour-phuong-hoang-co-tran-truong-gia-gioi-vien-gia-gioi-tu-sai-gon-6-ngay-5-dem.html phượng hoàng cổ trấn] 8.32 p.m. PT: Players below 12 years of age are not allowed to play after 9 pm. Those aged 12 to 18 are limited to 2 hours of play time every day.<br><br>Updated with comment from Tencent.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>[#comments  Comments]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>[/topics/video-games/  Notification on Notification off Video Games]