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In the latest blow to companies like Tencent and ByteDance, which operate social media platforms and online games, China's internet authority has proposed laws to limit the amount of time kids spend using smartphones.

The draft rules were posted on the website of the Cyberspace Administration of China on Wednesday. They stipulate that children under the age of 18 will only be permitted to use the internet for two hours per day and that they will not be permitted to use the majority of mobile internet services between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.