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China Rewards Porn Snitches
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."
I know I'm risking karma here, but the above statement is true. (unlike those "stephen king is dead" trolls.) My local news station just broke in to announce it. As of the time of posting, I couldn't find any info on the net yet.
No hard feelings for modding me off-topic.
"Derp de derp."
Sadly true, here's a link: Reeve dead at 52
No man's an island, unless he's had too much to drink and wets the bed.
A lot of people would have the public believe that wide availability of pornographic material leads to an increase of sex crimes
Actually, it is a commonly-held belief that sex crimes (ie: rape) are more about power and control than sexual gratification. I doubt that porn has much of an impact in that respect.
Where did you go in China? I've had pretty much the same experience as you during my visits in Beijing, but it appears that China's filtering policies differ depending on which parts of the country you're in. Also, the filtering isn't as extensive as the more paranoid would suggest; they won't filter things like CNN, but they will filter things which are specifically targeted at China, like sites advocating better human rights there, etc., which people like you and I are probably not very likely to try while we're there.
The Wikipedia article is interesting, and has links to further information.
Mod down posts with a "Free Mac Mini/iPod" sig, they're spam!
Shanghai is different though. I've known this woman on the Internet for many years now. And over time, I've sent her links to CNN.com and other such sites of news. At first, the DNS records were blocked and I could send her just the IP. But now, it looks like most of the sites are explicitly blocked. Luckly though, we can still use IM to chat. The only way to cut the chinese off is for the CCP to totally isolate themselves from the rest of the world in terms of Internet access. In fact, I wouldn't be suprised if China just becomes the worlds largets InTRAnet rather the InTERnet.
Life is not for the lazy.
Random stuff like CNN usually isn't blocked, but I'm guessing that you may have found it difficult to pull up the site of the Government of Tibet in Exile, for example. The Chinese-language Wikipedia has also been blocked on and off.
10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10
Actually, it is a commonly-held belief that sex crimes (ie: rape) are more about power and control than sexual gratification. I doubt that porn has much of an impact in that respect.
I've heard various reports the availability of pornography reduces the occurrences of sex crimes. After a guy jerks off to porn, he has much less incentive to go out and do something unlawful to get off.
There are very little English-language websites blocked in China. You mostly notice it when you try to access free web hosting like Geocities, or Blog websites. Even English porn is not usually blocked. It's for this reason that Slashdot has yet to be blocked, even though some of the comments here would make a Chinese censor's hair rise on his back. Chinese-language websites, however, are heavily controlled.
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The reason is that they are mostly concerned about the minimum effort for maximum results. By paying close attention to Chinese websites, they ensure that only a small percentage of the population can actually see the 'open' web. Sure, some will be able to fire up Google and find some 'bad' stuff, but that's not the majority of Chinese.
If you're a Laowai connecting your laptop in a hotel room, chances are you can surf for porn or political websites as much as you want. But if you're Chinese, and you're dialing up from home, you'll find your options are very limited.
On a side-note, given the connection to Western websites tends to be flaky (even through FTTB such as in my home), it's tough to distinguish between bad connections and censoring. Talk about obscurity through inefficiency.
btw, can anyone can tell me what makes GW so much worse than other past presidents? Just as some examples, I think his dad was MUCH worse by pulling out of Iraq, and John F Kennedy nearly annihilated the entire planet because he wouldn't just make a deal with the russians (sure it would be a small sign of weakness, but jesus christ, the alternative is crazy).
I have no idea if you are asking a rhetorical question or not. I was going to flame the shit out of you but now that I have calmed down I will try to be helpful. Others might find this useful as well. Consider getting your information about current events from sources other than CNN and FOX News. Does anybody fucking read anymore (not necessarily directed at you)?
A short reading list:
It is still illegal in most (all?) states, just very rarely enforced - usually only in divorce cases where one side is being a jerk.
> 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.
While at it, perhaps they should also offer state subsidy for the multiuser product.
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