Taiwan outlaws children using electronic devices for too long

The Taiwanese government has passed a law making it legal to fine parents who allow their children to spend too long playing on electronic devices.
The new law expands on existing legislation the Child and Youth Welfare and Protection Act, providing the government with the power to fine parents of children under 18 who are deemed to be using gadgets for an excessive amount of time.
Parents whose children fall physically well or begin to suffer from mental illness as a result of their use of electronics exceeding "a reasonable time" will now face fines of up to $50,000 Taiwanese dollars (£1,050).
The new law brings excessive gadget use in line with smoking, drinking and drug use, all of which are heavily restricted.
It does not, however, provide exact time limits as to what is considered excessive.

China and South Korea already operate under similar rulings, designed to keep children's electronic use to a healthy level.
Prime Minister David Cameron has previously said he struggles to control the screen time of his own children, and often found them turning on another device the moment he had turned another off.
Pope Francis urged families to put aside their iPhones and Twitter and talk to each other last week, saying "the great challenge facing us today is to learn once again how to talk to one another, not simply how to generate and consume information".

Source:Telegrah