Cyber wellness campaigns are a waste of public funds

It's amazing how perfunctorily these efforts are carried out.

MDA drives cyber wellness to schools - Channel NewsAsia

Since when has sending a campaign to schools stopped any youth vices?
Did the millions of dollars spent on anti-smoking messages for youth reduce the number of smoking youth? On contrary, the number of young smokers has gone up.

The only way to control the situation is to legislate restricted cyber/gaming options.

(A) Internet Service Providers to provide restricted online surfing packages

If the parents choose to subscribe under this option, some 'undesirable' sites are blocked out, including gaming sites. Parents can also choose to set a timer for internet access, restricting internet access duration and timing. E.g. Only from 6pm to 9pm, and not more than 30 mins each session.

(B) Internet Cafes are to be licensed by MCYS/MICA

To qualify for this licence, the cyber cafe has to:

(i) Keep a record of gamer ID and gaming details

(ii) Install features such as mandatory break every 1 hour of gaming, with max gaming hours of up to 4 hours.

(iii) No entry below the age of 16
(iv) Gamers (or their family) can sign up for gaming-exclusion, similar to how gamblers exclude themselves from patronising the casinos in Singapore.

Of course, MCYS/MICA has to set up an active enforcement unit for this.