There is practically a ban
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2025 10:16 am
Since August 30, young people can only play online on holidays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the day. Players must register under their own name. According to the China briefing, the reasons given are gambling addiction or eye problems.
Since September 1, education reforms have severely restricted private schools. on educational institutions that teach for profit.
From September 1st, data regulations CSL, DSL myanmar rcs data and PIPL will also come into force. DSL regulates data that is important for national security. The PIPL law regulates personal information: Heise: "Critical infrastructure operators and large providers should generally keep all personal data within the country. Anyone who wants an exception must undergo a thorough examination by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). A violation of the DSL data security law is considered a violation of morality and ethics."
Operation "Cyber Sword": In 2021, the wings of larger Internet companies will also be clipped. Mainly to break their monopoly positions. Companies such as Tencent (Internet technologies), Baidu (search engine), ByteDance (information, entertainment) and Alibama (online shop) have been heavily fined.
Bloomberg published a timeline on November 2, 2021 :
November 1, 2020: Jack Ma's Ant Group (online bank) IPO is sabotaged and new antitrust laws are applied. Alibaba CEO Jack Ma temporarily disappears.
Since September 1, education reforms have severely restricted private schools. on educational institutions that teach for profit.
From September 1st, data regulations CSL, DSL myanmar rcs data and PIPL will also come into force. DSL regulates data that is important for national security. The PIPL law regulates personal information: Heise: "Critical infrastructure operators and large providers should generally keep all personal data within the country. Anyone who wants an exception must undergo a thorough examination by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). A violation of the DSL data security law is considered a violation of morality and ethics."
Operation "Cyber Sword": In 2021, the wings of larger Internet companies will also be clipped. Mainly to break their monopoly positions. Companies such as Tencent (Internet technologies), Baidu (search engine), ByteDance (information, entertainment) and Alibama (online shop) have been heavily fined.
Bloomberg published a timeline on November 2, 2021 :
November 1, 2020: Jack Ma's Ant Group (online bank) IPO is sabotaged and new antitrust laws are applied. Alibaba CEO Jack Ma temporarily disappears.