yī wèi一位fù qīn父亲qǐ sù起诉sì jiā四家yóu xì游戏gōng sī公司
Recently, a father in Henan, China, sued four major game companies.
Surprisingly, he asked for only ten yuan in compensation for emotional distress.
The father's name is Qin Hua.
His son is eighteen years old this year and was previously seriously addicted to online games for a long time.
Because he played games until the early morning every day, the child's physical and mental health were greatly affected.
In May this year, the child was urgently taken to the hospital to have his stomach pumped after taking an excessive amount of medicine.
The father believes that the child's psychological breakdown is directly related to long-term gaming.
Later, Qin Hua discovered that when his son was underage, he had used his older sister's ID card to register game accounts.
As a result, the time limits and spending limits in the games had no effect on the child at all.
Qin Hua believes that although game companies have new technologies such as facial recognition, they did not strictly verify users' real identities, causing the anti-addiction system to become merely a formality.
Qin Hua said that he is not filing the lawsuit for money, but hopes to expose loopholes in the industry.
He hopes the court can urge game companies to improve their technology, strengthen identity checks, and protect the healthy growth of more teenagers.
At present, the case has sparked widespread discussion online.
Many people believe that preventing minors from becoming addicted to the internet requires not only care from families, but also game companies fulfilling their proper social responsibilities.