China to Extend Youth Time Limits to Online Video, Social Media

Since last year, users under age 18 have been limited to playing games during three specified hours each week

(Nikkei Asia) — China's top internet regulator signaled Monday that streaming services, social networks and online messaging services will have to restrict children's usage as online gaming platforms were made to do last year.

The release of an updated regulatory draft from the Cyberspace of Administration of China (CAC) accelerated a steep sell-off in the shares of Chinese internet companies that began Thursday in New York after a few biotechnology companies were notified of their pending U.S. delisting.

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