Ethical Dilemmas in Gaming Limitations in China: A Virtue Ethics Perspective

As technology advances, the popularity of internet and gaming has surged, prompting the Chinese government to enact a law restricting minors' time spent on internet games. This law mandates that all online game users must provide valid identification information, prohibits game services for those under 18 years old between 22:00 and 8:00, limits minors to 1.5 hours of gaming per day (extended to 3 hours during statutory holidays), and imposes monetary restrictions on minors' game expenditures (Government of People’s Republic of China (see original law and translation on the bottom of the…