Anti-Addiction System for Online Games
Chinese system for minors and gaming
The Anti-Addiction System for Online Games is a system developed in accordance with the Standard for Anti-Addiction System for Online Games issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) of the People's Republic of China, which was implemented in 2007, with the aim of restricting minors to prevent them from becoming addicted to online games for a long period of time. The GAPP issued "Notice of the National Press and Publication Administration on Further Strict Management and Effective Prevention of Minors' Addiction to Online Games" in August 2021, based on General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on youth work. Chinese authorities have claimed that it is the most advanced and efficient anti-addiction system in the world. Its strict regulations have therefore led to some controversy.
Implementation
In August 2005, the Chinese government notified China's seven largest online game companies (Shanda, NetEase, The9, Guang tong, Kingsoft, Sina, Sohu, etc.) to publish the "Online Game Anti-Addiction System Development Standard" and required them to submit it. In September 2005, online game operators gradually installed online game anti-addiction systems in their products and conducted trial runs. In March 2006, the basic development work was completed, and the "Notice on Implementing an Anti-addiction System for Online Games to Protect the Physical and Mental Health of Minors" decided to implement an anti-addiction system for online games in China from 15 April 2007, and ordered its full implementation on 16 July.
Principles
According to the regulations issued by the General Administration of Press and Publication of the People's Republic of China, the system will issue reminders when it monitors players' game time approaching three hours. If it exceeds three hours, the system will continuously warn the player to stop playing. At the same time, within three to five hours, the game's benefits (including experience value, treasure drop rate, honor value, reputation value, etc.) will drop to 50% of the original value, and after five hours, there will be none at all.
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