On September 27, 2022, the National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee ("NITS") released the General Specification for Child Protection of Smart Mobile Terminals (Draft for Comment) (the "Draft for Comment") to solicit public opinions by November 30, 2022.

The Draft for Comment sets forth the requirements for the functions and performance capacity to be possessed by smart mobile terminals for the purpose of protecting the physical and mental health of minors, as well as the relevant methods for testing and experiment. It shall be applicable to and shall guide the design and development of the child protection mode of the smart mobile terminals (including smart mobile communication terminals and tablet computers). According to the Draft for Comment, the technical requirements for child protection functions of smart mobile terminals shall include basic requirements and additional requirements. The basic requirements cover the child protection mode, usage time control, application management, data management, payment management, content control, usage statistics, eye protection, and hearing protection, among others.

(Source: National Information Technology Standardization Technical Committee)