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China Rewards Porn Snitches

Posted by timothy on from the don't-look-just-tell dept.

MinimeMongo writes that the "Associated Press reports that China's police ministry on Sunday handed out rewards of up to $240 to people who reported pornographic Web sites in a campaign to stamp out online smut...The online crackdown is part of a sweeping official morality campaign launched this year on orders from communist leaders."

7 of 541 comments (clear)

  1. Could be a good thing by skinfitz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could be a good thing if it ultimately puts another thorn in the side of spammers who promote those pr0n web sites.

  2. double edged sword by YouHaveSnail · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, in order to collect the reward, do you have to answer any questions? Like "How do you happen to know about this pornographic web site?"

  3. A Win-Win Situation? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Think about it: You get to see a porn site, and you get $240!!!

    Wankers of the World, UNITE!!!!

  4. Re:Busted! by BobaFett · · Score: 4, Funny

    Morale of the story: if you ever make an illegal U-turn in China, take a good look around and make sure to run over every guy with a camera, he could be a vigilante bounty-hunter :)

  5. Re:Counterproductive? by quinxy · · Score: 5, Funny
    well, good point, but being a rather graphic solution, too likely to incite the people towards moral decay.

    perhaps, though, they should create a list of state-approved electromechanical stimulation devices. somehow the notion of a state sanctioned "sexual energy dissipation device" would fit nicely with the whole "control" thing they're into.

    quincy

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  6. Where can I download the list? by complete+loony · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are they publishing their list of sites somewhere ;)

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  7. Sounds like a bug-fix bounty to me... by Ben+Jackson · · Score: 4, Funny

    1) Put up a porn site,
    2) Report it to Chinese officials,
    3) Profit!