China just banned young people from playing online games during the school week and also limited weekend play

How does China enforce this? How can they tell that a child under 18 is playing and not an adult? OK, if it’s a “child’s game” thats an easy one. But if its Fortnite, or some game both adults/children play, what then? They seem to be going after the domestic video game makers/servers, rather than the users themselves. If the server is domestic, if you are paying RMB, they will be able to regulate you. So, how do they prevent children playing non-Chinese games on non-Chinese servers that do not have restrictions?

What are the penalties for breaking this law/rule(?)

[I saw some interesting quotes: some Conservatives are jumping all over this, because “liberals” must “love” this law, right? Because liberals *love* to “control” people, no? But, again, it’s projection. It really seems like Conservatives would love this law more, if only a ‘proper’ authoritarian government, like Bolsonaro, had enacted it.]

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