The teenage joy of late-night gaming sessions faces an uncertain future in China.

The platform, called Midnight Patrol, arrives amid a moral panic over gaming addiction among children in China.

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Tencent’s creepy new facial recognition system detects kids gaming at night

Instead, Tencent is automating the enforcement of Chinas strict gaming rules.

Story byThomas Macaulay

Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.

He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.

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Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.

He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.

Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).

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