In China, children will be able to play online games for up to 3 hours a week

 "China on Monday announced a new requirement to reduce the amount of time children play online games to 3 hours per week during the school year. This is another government measure to tighten control of technology giants in the market. Players under the age of 18 will only be allowed to play online from 8pm to 9pm. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, the state news agency Xinhua reported. 

Players must use their ID cards when registering to play online so that minors cannot lie about their age. During the school holidays, children will be allowed to play a little longer, with a limit of 60 minutes per day. 

"Addiction to games has affected studies and normal life, <...> and many parents have become unhappy," the National Press and Publications Administration said in a statement. Companies are prohibited from offering games outside of fixed hours, even though the statement did not clearly state how violators will be punished." 

How will violators of the rules be punished? They will be banned from playing.