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Forget MTV, I Want My Internet!

Posted by timothy on from the revolution-will-be-webcast-with-delay dept.

shystershep writes "Teenagers in China are apparently pretty serious about getting internet access. This article on the English version of the online newspaper Xinhuanet details gang-type activity to get around China's ban on persons under 18 entering internet cafes. I may get a little cranky if I don't get my daily net fix, but I've never beat anyone with a fire extinguisher because of it (not that I remember, anyway)."

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  1. This also happened in India by UltimaGuy · · Score: 5, Informative

    In India too, the government banned minors from entering Cyber Cafes, and asked owners to verify the users identities. Worse, people using cyber cafes had to give their address so that they can be verified in case of any problem.

    But like many other laws, people realised it was rubbish and thus no one took care to implement it :-) So, that law resides in the book only and I think it was made in the first place to appease certain left elements.

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