Recently
With the development of the Internet
and the proliferation of mobile devices
The number of underage Internet users in China has reached 191 million
and involving minors
Cybersecurity, Cyber Fraud,
Problems such as bad information and online violence
It also happens from time to time
Recent
aroused great concern in society
Regulations on the Protection of Minors on the Internet
It will be officially implemented on January 1, 2024
What will be the impact of the Regulations?
Let's start with a few cases
In January of this year, Mr. Jiang suddenly discovered that he was missing a large amount of money in his bank account and had a lot of deductions for games. "I read a lot of pens for 648 yuan, every day, and more than 10,000 yuan a month. ”
After Mr. Jiang inquired, he found out that it was his 10-year-old son Xiao Jiang who became obsessed with a mobile game and spent more than 21,000 yuan to recharge the game to buy props and equipment in three months. Xiao Jiang said: "I bought those skins and the skins of props, I thought they were given." ”
Mr. Jiang believed that there was a loophole in the real-name authentication of the game, and asked the game company to refund the recharge, but the other party refused. The customer service staff said that the account shows the status of an adult, not a minor.
After the incident, Mr. Jiang complained through the 12315 hotline in Guangdong Province, but until now he has not been able to get a refund.
It is understood that although most of the mobile phone systems or games have underage mode and anti-addiction mechanism, many minors use their parents' mobile phone registration accounts to play games, and the juvenile mode and anti-addiction mechanism are in vain.
The reporter searched and found that in the black cat complaint platform, there are more than 14,000 complaints about a popular mobile game, and minors have been complained by a large number of parents about the fraudulent use of adult accounts, recharging with parents' mobile phones, and the difficulty of recharging and refunding.
In this game, there are a lot of equipment that needs to be recharged to buy, and a single recharge can reach up to 648 yuan, which is unlimited. Parents believe that setting such a high top-up in a game dominated by underage players is a trap in itself.
Minors are frequently harmed online
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Through the analysis of cases, it is found that due to the immaturity of minors' minds and the existence of many loopholes in the protection of minors online, some lawless criminals take advantage of the virtuality and concealment of the network to commit crimes. As a result, minors are more vulnerable online.
During this year's summer vacation, Ms. Li found that her daughter had given a total of 6,000 yuan to an anchor on a short video platform. In order to figure out why her daughter gave such a tip, Ms. Li also watched the anchor's live broadcast page, and found that the anchor had obvious inducing behavior.
Ms. Li said: "The anchor and these children have a spiritual resonance, parents have no way to understand themselves, if I have gifts to accompany me, I will not be so empty and lonely." ”
At present, the number of underage Internet users in mainland China has reached 191 million. The Internet has become an indispensable way of life and growth space for minors, and while enriching their Xi and life through the Internet, minors are also facing many risks such as illegal and bad information infringement, personal information leakage, Internet addiction, and cyberbullying.
According to the Supreme People's Procuratorate, from January 2020 to September 2023, procuratorates across the country prosecuted 11,600 adults on suspicion of using telecommunications networks to commit crimes against minors. From 2020 to 2023, 524 public interest litigation cases involving minors' online rights and interests and personal information were filed.
There will be a law for "cyber protection".
The deterrent effect has already begun to be seen
Against the backdrop of the influence of many factors, it is imperative to create an online environment for minors' physical and mental health and protect their lawful rights and interests. In October this year, the Regulations on the Protection of Minors Online were officially promulgated and will come into force on January 1, 2024. This is the first comprehensive legislation on the protection of minors on the Internet.
Aiming at the problem of Internet addiction and game recharge of minors. The "Regulations" require that providers of online products and services establish and improve anti-addiction systems, restrict minors' use time, consumption amount, scope of participation, etc., through effective user identity authentication, and must not provide minors with paid services that are inconsistent with their civil capacity.
The reporter found that in the context of the imminent implementation of the new regulations, some game platforms have also begun to improve. For example, an open letter was issued to parents, stating that in response to problems such as "minors fraudulently using adult accounts to play games" and "difficulty in recharging and refunding", the anti-addiction system of healthy games has been further upgraded, and three major "anti-addiction" measures have been launched to enhance the mechanism of face recognition, and more than 5 million suspected underage players have been intercepted in the past two months. At the same time, an exclusive customer service portal for underage refunds has been set up on the whole platform, and a total of 30,000 underage refund applications have been completed.
Source: Guangxi Comprehensive Channel
Editor: Pan Yao Proofreader: Luo Ning Editor: Qin Fengni Duty Editor: Tang Jiekui