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Chinese Force Mass Closure Of Net Cafes

Posted by Hemos on from the need-to-guard-rights dept.

Chien Andalusia writes "According to this article from the BBC, the Chinese authorities closed 12,575 net cafes towards the end of 2004. Due to the expense of computer hardware, net cafés have become very popular in China in recent years. The laws governing such cafés are very strict, especially in relation to minimising the amount of exposure children can get to the internet. For example, no net café is allowed to open within 200 metres of a middle or elementary school. The article also briefly discusses other restrictions imposed on Chinese net cafés."

2 of 497 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Sigh, Freedom of speech out the window by zoftie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Unless a teenager, I rather beg to differ, they have paid for it, maybe at the black market but they did. Now RIAA didn't have their fingers in that pie. And they didn't set the pricing, what a shame.
    my 2c.

  2. Re:How can anything be accomplished in discussion by luvirini · · Score: 1, Offtopic

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