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

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“Many parents said that teenagers’ addiction to online games seriously affected their studies, and physical and mental health, leading to a series of social problems, making many parents suffer,” said the unidentified representative, according to a report by Xinhua.

How is this helped by government rules? I’m definitely not one to bang the “personal responsibility” drum, but really, how is this the business of anyone but the parents? Ridiculous.