China has passed an education law that demonstrates the country's more determined position in the fight against youth addiction to online games, which are considered a form of "spiritual opium", but also an attempt to stand in the way of "blind" worship of celebrities. internet. The Chinese parliament confirmed last week that it would consider a law that would punish parents if their children demonstrated "very bad behavior" or committed a crime.

The new law, which has not been fully published, obliges local governments to reduce the pressure on school-age children, and parents to organize free and working time with their children in order to strive for discipline, a reasonable relationship between leisure and responsibilities, and avoiding excessive internet use. In recent months, China's Ministry of Education has limited the hours of playing online games for minors to one hour only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Source: MIA