China未成年人保护法 (Law on the Protection of Minors), Chapter 5 Network Protection, Articles 74-75
未成年人保护法 (Law on the Protection of Minors) 2020 Revision, adopted 2020-10-17 by the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, Arts. 74-75
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In force since 1 June 2021.
An age-appropriate design code rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Requires providers of online games, livestreaming, audio-video and social networking services to build in time management, permission management and spending management functions for minor users, and requires online game providers to use a unified national electronic identity system to verify that game accounts are registered under the user's real identity, with no game service offered to minors between 22:00 and 08:00.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and sectoral regulators, including the National Press and Publication Administration for games
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Online game, livestreaming, audio-video and social networking services accessible to minors in China
Verification methods
Gov ID, Digital ID
When LexLint raises it
operates_social_platformserves_minors
Read the law
official consolidated text, Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) portal
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