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China Closes 1,600 "Internet Bars"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-think-we-got-it-bad-here dept.

Kujila writes "According to a Chinese Reuters article, China has closed close to 1,600 "Internet Bars" (probably the equivalent of 'Internet Cafes' stateside) and inflicted up to $12.1 million worth of fines upon the establishment owners. The Internet Bars were apparently letting young children pay to play violent and adult-only PC games. China inspected a grand-total of 1.8 million bars, and ordered about 18,000 of those bars to "to stop operation for rectification," It's estimated that 18% of China's Internet population is composed of minors."

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  1. Just more anti-China racism. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It's important that American media remind us how evil the Chinese government is in case some old white businessmen decides they need to be conquered...i mean liberated. It will make it much easier to bring up public support.

    However...if you think things in Iraq are hell or Vietnam was hell, you ain't seen nothing if you try to invade China.

  2. China Icon by tilleyrw · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I suggest that for an icon to represent the topic of China, we create an almagamation of subjects.

    • Lack of freedom of speech
    • Lack of freedom of assembly
    • Lack of freedom of thought
    • Lack of freedom of movement
    • ...etc...
    In general, create a hodge-podge of images that convey the impression of a dreary hell-hole of existence.
    --
    This post encoded with ROT26. If you can read it, you've violated the DMCA. Handcuffs please, sergeant.
  3. They don't deserver the internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Fuck them. If they can't get thier lazy yellow asses up to fight for thier own freedom, they don't deserve the internet. The internet is OURS, it's not meant for a much of commie faschists.

    Fuck those chinks.

  4. Re:I have an idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And their birth control policies are just nuts. Maybe the US should go in there and take it over as soon as they are done with Iraq...

  5. China doesn't have the social issues by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    like we do. They keep their treehuggers clubbed down, and their minorities working instead of breeding.

    Or, at least they try...

  6. Re:I have an idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    A person might infer that you consider nuking the slitty-eyed fuckers to be a bad thing.