There is no TikTok in China. A local version Douyin enforces strict time restrictions for users under the age of 14.
Daily usage limit: Users under 14 are limited to 40 minutes per day on the app.
Access hours: The app is locked from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for this age group.
Enforcement: These restrictions are part of a mandatory "Youth Mode" that activates automatically for users under 14 who complete real-name authentication.
Content focus: Youth Mode promotes educational content such as science experiments, museum tours, historical stories, and nature scenery.
China also implemented time restrictions in games played by minors.
They are well aware of negative impacts of those shi*y services.
When you cannot win, you regulate the scoreboard. This is why Europe keeps getting lapped. They mistake control for competence. They cannot build platforms at scale, so they try to govern everyone else’s.
