China丨Parents help children dodge time limits on online games

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Despite concerns over gaming addiction among minors, more than half of Chinese parents are willing to provide their identification information to help their children bypass real-name authentication requirements in online games, recent surveys reveal. A survey conducted by the Beijing News Think Tank between July 23 and Aug 6 found that 58.5 percent of the 1,156 respondents with children age 8 to 18 admitted to giving their personal identification information to their children for real-name authentication in online games. The survey found that 57 percent of parents with children age 13 to 15"occasionally" provided their IDs to facilitate their children's gaming, indicating that parents are often willing to compromise when faced with their children's demands for gaming access. ▲ A gaming fan takes part in an online King of Glory playing competition. Photo provided to China Daily Real-name game authentication for children was launched three years ago to combat gaming addiction by requir ………………………………