ANALYSIS: China extends control with online gaming crackdown

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Hugely popular online games and celebrity culture are the latest targets in the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to encourage China’s public to align with its political and economic vision.

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“This appears to be part of China’s push to ensure that the government is front and center in all aspects of its citizens’ lives,” said Paul Haswell, who heads law firm Pinsent Masons' technology, media and communications practice for the Asia-Pacific region. Online gaming is seen by regulators as a political danger because users can socialize while they play, and it is harder than other activities to monitor or control, said Haswell. That adds to the risk users might organize and express dissent.

That reflects official unease about the need to ensure China has enough skilled future workers at a time when the workforce has shrunk over the past decade and is forecast to fall further.

 

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Video games and celebrity culture are killing America; China has the right idea.

Controlling teens game time.... this will lead to some frustrated adults of the future.

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