China's new online game verification will require players to use their real name as a user name. The new verification will be launched nationwide by Sept. According to South China Morning Post's latest report, some of the games of Tencent and NetEase already have their own name verification system in place.
#Tencent is testing the application of facial recognition in #games as part of further anti-addiction measures for minors under the age of 18.Users who have passed through real name verification,will be asked to go through facial recognition verification. pic.twitter.com/nJr1zaY3lK — Developing China (@DevelopingChina) May 17, 2020
However, the report explained that the new regulations will make the young players look for different kinds of innovative workarounds to spend more time playing online games in the future. Some of them were reportedly using fake IDs or going to smartphone arcades to help them get past the new verification system.
One of the kids even tried to fool the customer service by pinching his throat to sound like his grandfather. Currently, there is no information yet explaining how the national verification system will work. Meanwhile, other popular Tencent game such as Arena of Valor is using another verification system that requires facial recognition from the players. China also created new rules that would control the games allowed to operate in the country.
For more updates on the upcoming launch of China's real name verification, always keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.
This article is owned by TechTimes,
Written by: Giuliano de Leon.
