{"id":13761,"date":"2007-07-17T23:47:32","date_gmt":"2007-07-18T06:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/07\/17\/china-starts-war-with-world-of-warcraft-addicts-max-brenn\/"},"modified":"2008-02-11T13:17:27","modified_gmt":"2008-02-11T20:17:27","slug":"china-starts-war-with-world-of-warcraft-addicts-max-brenn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/07\/china-starts-war-with-world-of-warcraft-addicts-max-brenn\/","title":{"rendered":"China Starts War with World of Warcraft Addicts &#8211;  Max Brenn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a <a href=\"\/2007\/06\/china_bars_new_internet_cafes_ap.php\">bar on new internet cafes<\/a>, a new regulation encourages underage gamers at internet cafes to stop playing and &#8220;do suitable physical exercise.&#8221; From eFluxMedia:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chinese authorities are targeting a national crackdown on online gamers who spend more than 3 hours daily playing, in an attempt to tone down the youngster&#8217;s addiction to popular sagas like World of Warcraft.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that the &#8220;get a life!&#8221; expression is highly recommended for Chinese teenagers these days, since most of them tend to forget their &#8220;social responsibilities&#8221;. 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