to a maximum of two hours a day for people under the age of 18.
The rules, which it said were designed to “prevent and intervene teenagers from getting addicted to the internet,” would limit screen time on mobile devices to 40 minutes a day for kids under 8, one hour for those ages 8 to 16 and two hours for those above that age. The proposals were welcomed by Gu Zhenzhen, who told NBC News by phone Thursday that her 10-year-old son wouldGu, a nurse from the eastern province of Zhejiang, said there were times when she could encourage her son to study “because he can have more time to play on the phone.”“I really support it,” said Wang, 32, adding that she imposed strict time restrictions on her children’s smartphone use and she worried about the impact of the internet on her offspring.
While the proposed legislation would allow for some exceptions like regulated education products or emergency services applications, a parent would have to verify attempts to take a device out of minor mode.