English translation published for CAC Minors’ Mode Guidelines (China Law Translate, 8 Dec 2025)

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By UA Ledger staff2 min read

English translation published for CAC Minors’ Mode Guidelines (China Law Translate, 8 Dec 2025)

China Law Translate’s 8 December 2025 English rendering of the CAC mobile-internet minors-mode guidelines mirrors the 15 November 2024 Chinese defaults: ≤1 hour under 16, ≤2 hours for ages 16–17, and a 22:00–06:00 night off.

China Law Translate, dated 8 December 2025 on the page opened 20 September 2026, publishes an English title Guidelines for the Establishment of Minors’ Modes for the Mobile Internet. The page stamps Date of Promulgation: 2024年11月15日, names 网信办 as the promulgating entity, and links the Chinese source 移动互联网未成年人模式建设指南.

This is a third-party English translation, not an official CAC English release. For compliance wording, the Chinese CAC page remains authoritative; the translation is useful for Western UA and legal readers who need readable defaults.

Defaults mirrored in the English text

The translation’s terminal time-management block matches the Chinese defaults we verified on the CAC page:

Reference table
CohortDefault daily totalNight default
Not yet 16Not to exceed **1 hour** (parental exception allowed)**22:00–06:00** services off by default (parental exception allowed)
Ages 16–17Not to exceed **2 hours** (parental exception allowed)Same night window

It also restates three-party linkage (terminal / applications / distribution platforms), one-step terminal start/exit with concurrent app and store switching, a 30-minute continuous-use rest reminder, guardian verification to exit, and age-banded content pools for apps.

Operator use

Treat this card as a readable map of the 15 November 2024 CAC guidelines, not as a new effective date. The translation’s post date (8 December 2025) is when the English page was published; the underlying guideline stamp remains 15 November 2024.

Reference table
FieldEvidence or limit
English page date2025-12-08 (China Law Translate)
Promulgation date cited2024-11-15
Official Chinese sourceCAC page linked from the translation
Legal status of translationUnofficial English rendering
Not establishedWhether any one app store’s English help text matches this wording

Download the translation card. Prefer the CAC Chinese text when resolving conflicts with creatives or product copy.

Research checked 20 September 2026. Local draft; human editorial review pending.

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