China Closes 1,600 "Internet Bars"

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China Closes 1,600 "Internet Bars"

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday October 31, 2004 @02:04AM 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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I have an idea by PacoTaco · 2004-10-31 02:06 · Score: 4, Funny

Someone needs to start a "shut down by China" list so the rest of us can find the good stuff.
Must be because they are using microsoft by egnop · 2004-10-31 02:11 · Score: 4, Funny

I remember Chinese government promotes Linux

http://slashdot.org/articles/03/11/18/0219249.shtm l?tid=102&tid=126&tid=163&tid=187
Re:pardon my scepticism.. by arose · 2004-10-31 02:24 · Score: 1, Funny

I hear there is a considerable number of people in Chine these days...

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Re:Nothing has changed by nomadic · 2004-10-31 02:33 · Score: 4, Funny

Wait which one - China or the US?

Yes.
Re:Smells Like Republicans by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-31 03:02 · Score: 2, Funny

Exactly Karl Rove is using his dark mage powers to infuse Bush with the souls of Stalin and Mao.
Question... by KrackHouse · 2004-10-31 03:45 · Score: 3, Funny

How do you say Patriot Act in Chinese?

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Re:So what ! by Ohreally_factor · 2004-10-31 03:51 · Score: 1, Funny

I'd recommend reading "1984" and exchanging the word "China" for "Oceania" for a good idea of what the Chinese government would like to be happening.

That's a great idea, if you want an overly simplified and inaccurate understanding of China today.

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Re:So what ! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-31 04:46 · Score: 1, Funny

Yes, actually. I would want my children to play CS and other violent shooting games--at the local mall or wherever. Hopefully it will give them the reflexes and training of a mutant cheetah infantryman, without the gene splicing, and basic training, of course.

One day, when my brood is big enough, they will overthrow your governments, and subjugate all of the sheeple they contol! I will then be thawed from my frozen sleep, and I will rule the world with an Iron Fist, and China will rue the day they stopped my evil minions from their training! Rue the day I tell you!
Re:Good movement from China's Gov. by mutewinter · 2004-10-31 05:01 · Score: 2, Funny

Your telling me that you think the government has "effectivelly" solved drug and "alchool" problems?
18% minors, the rest... by kiddailey · 2004-10-31 06:45 · Score: 1, Funny

"It's estimated that 18% of China's Internet population is composed of minors."
... and the remaining 82% are spam relays ;)