Recently, parents have been calling on Tencent Group founder Pony Ma to take action to shut down his game products in order to save minors from the dangers of over-addiction to games. With the popularity of smartphones and the internet, more and more children are devoting a lot of time to gaming in their daily lives, which has a huge negative impact on their academics, health, and social interactions. In this context, parents shouted in the hope that Ma Huateng would realize the urgency of this issue and take practical measures.
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In recent years, with the rapid development of the Internet, children and adolescents have become more and more dependent on the digital world in their daily lives. Smartphones have become a necessity in their lives, but they have also planted a time bomb for their future. Let's listen to the voices of parents and understand why they are so anxious.
First of all, the academics of children and adolescents are greatly affected by overindulgence in games. Playing mobile phones before bed and playing games after school have become the norm in children's daily lives. Endless game levels and reward mechanics distract them, preventing them from focusing on their studies. Long hours of playtime also deprive them of the opportunity to interact with their classmates and teachers, further exacerbating their learning difficulties.
Secondly, over-indulgence in games poses a huge threat to the physical health of minors. Prolonged sedentary and prolonged gaze focused on screens not only leads to a common problem of myopia, but also increases the risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease. Lack of exercise and outdoor activities lead to a gradual decline in children's physical fitness, and even have potential long-term effects on health in adulthood.
In addition, the lack of social skills is also a significant problem for children and adolescents to become addicted to games. In the virtual world, children can easily interact with other players, but they lack the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with people in the real world. This imbalance in virtual social interactions can lead to an increase in loneliness and low self-esteem, making it difficult for them to build authentic, meaningful relationships with others.
In the face of these problems, calling on Ma Huateng to turn off the game is not a sign of parents' negative attitude towards technology, but to protect the healthy development of the next generation. As the founder of Tencent Group, Ma Huateng can give children a healthier environment by limiting the amount of time minors spend playing, setting up a game addiction prevention and control system, etc. At the same time, he can also step up efforts to promote the development of educational games and provide minors with more choices of games that are beneficial to their learning and physical and mental health.
The parents' voice is to attract the attention of all sectors of society, and prompt relevant departments and enterprises to take the initiative to intervene to jointly save the future of minors. We believe that through collective efforts, the problem of over-indulgence in games among children and adolescents can be solved.
We welcome the active participation of Pony Ma and Tencent Group in this issue, and work with parents, educational institutions and relevant government departments to provide a healthier and more balanced environment for children to grow up.