Business 80 – China’s real name verification system for games to launch nationwide by September

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1. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]For years, the Chinese government has been trying to stop kids from playing too many video games. Now regulators are taking things a step further by ensuring anyone wanting to play a game must log in with their real names, thanks to a state-run authentication system set to be rolled out by September.[/responsivevoice]

2. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]Once implemented, game makers will be asked to join the system in batches, said Feng Shixin, an official from the Communist Party’s Central Publicity Department. Feng spoke on Friday during ChinaJoy, the county’s biggest gaming expo, state media reported.[/responsivevoice]

3. [responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]The plan has been in the works for some time, with the government pushing for tighter controls based on the argument that it needs to protect minors. In 2019, the State Administration of Press and Publications (SAPP), the body in charge of regulating games, 

4.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]To enforce these limits, players are required to to give out their real names which can be checked against ID numbers. Tencent and NetEase, the country’s two largest gaming companies, got a jump on these plans by introducing their own verification systems.[/responsivevoice]

5.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]These systems have also given kids a look at what kinds of innovative workaround they might have to rely on to spend more time gaming in the future. Some kids have already gone as far as using fake IDs or going to smartphone arcades that help them get past verification. At least one kid even impersonated his grandfather by pinching his throat to sound older to customer service.[/responsivevoice]

6.[responsivevoice voice = “US English Female” buttontext = “”]For now, not much is known about how the national verification system will work or whether it will resemble the independent systems already in place. In some cases, the private systems have introduced some stringent controls. In Honour of Kings, the immensely popular Tencent game known as Arena of Valor overseas, the verification system includes a facial recognition scan.[/responsivevoice]

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