Law note · China
国家新闻出版署《关于进一步严格管理 切实防止未成年人沉迷网络游戏的通知》(NPPA Notice on Further Strict Management to Effectively Prevent Minors from Becoming Addicted to Online Games)
cite 国新出发〔2021〕14号 (Guo Xin Chu Fa [2021] No. 14)
stage IN FORCE in force since 2021-09-01
reviewed 2026-07-15
Limits all online game service providers to offering minors no more than one hour of game time per day, only between 20:00 and 21:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, with no game service to minors at any other time. Requires every online game account to be registered under a real identity linked to the National Press and Publication Administration's national anti-addiction real-name verification system, and bans guest-mode access.
Primary source: official notice text, National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) portal