Chinese state media has softened its rhetoric on online gaming after a highly critical article sent the value of leading tech companies into a tailspin.
A piece published by the
In response the value of
The article has since been reposted with the terms “spiritual opium” and “electronic drugs” removed.
On Wednesday, an opinion piece in the state-run People’s Daily newspaper gave further indication that
Its author Zhao Yichen called on “all sectors of society” to help stop children from gaming excessively.
He praised recent regulation which limits the times of day minors can game online and bans phones from classrooms, going on to criticise certain “games and webcasts” that are “full of vulgarity, violence and other elements that endanger the physical and mental health of minors.”
Although the article did not dispel concerns that stricter regulation could be forthcoming the gentler tone of Chinese state media has positively impacted the gaming industry.
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