The official announcement is more useful.[1] Google Translate does a decent job on this.
Some of these restrictions have been in place for a few years. The number of allowed hours are being reduced, and the technical standards for enforcement are being strengthened. A key part of this is "real name verification". That's been around in theory for years, but was not that effective.
A tougher standard was introduced in September 2020.[2] Tencent and NetEase, the big game companies in China, already have it working. Some of it uses the national identity card, and some of it uses face recognition. Identity cards are only issued at age 16, so verifying kids is hard. There's a slow but steady tightening up on ID in China that's been underway for decades.
There's been a purge of unapproved online games. The Apple app store cooperated last year and deleted about 500 games. Unauthorized game publishers are being shut down.
Some of these restrictions have been in place for a few years. The number of allowed hours are being reduced, and the technical standards for enforcement are being strengthened. A key part of this is "real name verification". That's been around in theory for years, but was not that effective. A tougher standard was introduced in September 2020.[2] Tencent and NetEase, the big game companies in China, already have it working. Some of it uses the national identity card, and some of it uses face recognition. Identity cards are only issued at age 16, so verifying kids is hard. There's a slow but steady tightening up on ID in China that's been underway for decades.
There's been a purge of unapproved online games. The Apple app store cooperated last year and deleted about 500 games. Unauthorized game publishers are being shut down.
[1] http://www.news.cn/2021-08/30/c_1127809919.htm
[2] https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3095509/chinas-rea...