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)
国新出发〔2021〕14号 (Guo Xin Chu Fa [2021] No. 14)
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In force since 1 September 2021.
An age-appropriate design code rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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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.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Regulatory sanctions against noncompliant game operators, including rectification orders and removal from the anti-addiction real-name verification system
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA)
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Online games distributed in China
Verification methods
Gov ID, Digital ID
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official notice text, National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) portal
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