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China to limit teenagers’ smartphone use to two hours a day
(www.telegraph.co.uk)
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this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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Should instead be on the device and/or carrier side of things. Allow to set limits on mobile/wifi data and screen usage on the OS level for parental controls. Should definitely not be enforced by governments, but rather easily enforceable by parents.
Well, its China. 99% of parents will enable it if given the choice.
I can't help but think Chinese parents are as reasonable as US or EU parents. Letting your teen drive a car risks joyriding but also means they run errands and pick up groceries for you. Limiting a teen's phone time means they're going to prioritize friends and mischief over responding to parents or researching for schoolwork given their 120 minutes.
Yeah, it was a joke, albeit a poorly worded one. Chinese parents are mostly reasonable.
Source: am of Chinese decent.