The regulator will also step up measures to punish gaming firms that violate the rules and has increased penalties given after inspections, noting that more than 10,000 gaming titles were reviewed last year. NPPA told state news agency Xinhua it would increase the frequency and intensity of inspections of online gaming companies to ensure time limits were put in place. Online gaming companies must ensure they have put real name verification systems in place, and all titles will eventually need to be connected to an anti-addiction system being set up by the NPPA. They can only play for one hour, between 8 and 9 p.m., on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The new restrictions forbid children under 18 to play online games from Monday through Thursday, effective Sept. WHAT ARE THE NEW CURBS AND HOW WILL CHINA ENFORCE THEM? In July, Tencent rolled out a facial recognition function dubbed 'midnight patrol' that parents can switch on to prevent children from using adult logins to get around the government curfew.
