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China Shuts Down 8,600 Cybercafes

Posted by timothy on from the welcome-to-china dept.

ThatGuyAZ writes "China has shut down over 8,600 internet cafes in the last two months as a part of a new crackdown on "underage" internet use. The crackdown has also limited access to blogs, and forums, and requires video surveilance of cybercafe patrons. Only in China would a reduction of internet access to the public be called an "education campaign"."

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  1. Re:yeah.. by gstoddart · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not yet anyway. Some people are wondering about the consequences of some of the current administrations policies though.

    (yeah, call me a troll, whatever)

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  2. All governments lie. by trouser · · Score: 0, Troll

    Only in China would a reduction of internet access to the public be called an "education campaign"

    Only in America would invading foreign countries to strenthen US control of middle eastern oil supplies be called 'The War On Terror'.

    Sorry. I think this is appalling but the smugness of that statement really shits me.

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