北京青少年法律援助与研究中心6月1日就腾讯运营的“王者荣耀”手机网络游戏侵害未成年人权益一案，向法院提起未成年人保护民事公益诉讼，这是全国首例由社会组织提起的未成年人保护民事公益诉讼。

北京青少年法律援助与研究中心的公众号致诚发文称，“王者荣耀”游戏存在严重侵害未成年人合法权益的行为，包括腾讯不断下调适龄标准，当前游戏评级不符合“12+”，游戏人物形象设计过于暴露等。

法援中心指出，该游戏人物篡改了历史人物形象，践踏民族传统文化；游戏商场充值限额及抽奖模式违反了国家规定；潜在的诱导性沉迷设定弱化了未成年人的自控力，增加了沉迷风险。

该中心认为，“王者荣耀”手机游戏对未成年人造成了侵害结果，大量未成年人尤其是农村留守儿童沉迷于网络游戏，侵害了不特定未成年人的健康权，侵害了不特定未成年人及其监护人、近亲属的财产权。

游戏还导致部分未成年人尤其是农村留守儿童荒废学业，部分未成年人与其监护人间的家庭关系严重恶化，践踏了民族优秀文化遗产，对未成年人尤其是农村留守儿童的历史认知造成严重不良影响。

 

Tencent sued over 'inappropriate' content in Honor of Kings game

A Chinese public-interest group said on Tuesday it is suing Tencent over what it alleges is inappropriate content for minors in the top global game developer's flagship video game, Honor of Kings.

Beijing Teenagers Law Aid And Research Center said it filed the lawsuit in a Beijing court on June 1, to mark the implementation of an amended protection of minors law.

The suit, whose content Reuters could not independently confirm, also coincides with an unprecedented antitrust crackdown by Beijing on some of China's biggest tech companies that sources told Reuters includes Tencent.

The company, which declined to comment when contacted by Reuters, has progressively lowered the recommended age limit for the game from 18 in 2017 to 12 this year, the public-interest group said.

In a posting on its social media account, it said some of the game's characters wore low-cut clothes and that its storyline tampered with historical figures and showed a lack of respect for traditional culture - all of which made the game inappropriate for young users.

"Game characters' clothing is too revealing, while there is a lot of ... low-taste content that is inappropriate for teenagers on its website and forums," the group said in the posting.

An in-game raffle also made young players more likely to play the game for longer, it said.

Citing concerns about eye damage, Chinese authorities have sought to limit hours that teenagers can spend playing video games, and companies including Tencent have put in place anti-addiction systems that they say cap young users' game time.

Tencent said last November that Honor of Kings, which is free to download but has paid-for in-play content, had a record 100 million daily active users worldwide.

Sources told Reuters in April that China is preparing to fine Tencent, probably in excess of $1 billion, for anticompetitive practices in some businesses and for not properly reporting past acquisitions for antitrust reviews.