- China is proposing a law that would limit smartphone usage for children.
- Smartphone OEMs and software developers might need to implement a so-called “minor mode” to be in compliance.
- China previously forbade children from gaming for more than three hours a week.
China is making it clear that it sees children using smartphones excessively as a huge problem. Concerned about smartphone addiction developing early in life, the country is now mulling over the creation of a law that would explicitly lay out how much time kids can spend on a smartphone each day (per CNBC).
Obviously, a law like this would be incredibly hard to legislate on a per-person basis. However, if a law does pass, it would force smartphone manufacturers and/or developers of operating systems to institute new controls for kids — a “minor mode,” or something similar.