China Begins Monitoring Billions of Text Messages

eldavojohn writes "The Telegraph is reporting that China has begun monitoring 'billions of text messages' in order to increase censorship. However, a People's Daily article claims they only monitor users who have been reported, and only shut down their message service if the complaints are true. Anything considered pornographic will require the user to bring a letter of guarantee to the local public security bureau promising to never again send such messages before service can be reactivated."

Comments

Doesn't this violate the 1st Amendment?

[Anonymous Coward]

I mean, seriously, the "right of speech shall not be infringed", etc...? Am I missing something here?

Re:Doesn't this violate the 1st Amendment?

[Majik Sheff]

Score:-1, Facepalm

Re:Government protest?

[stoat]

It's a similar procedure, but when you go down to the local public security bureau with your letter of guarantee they shoot you in the head and harvest your organs.

Pornographics words not to use in SMS while in Chi

[DeltaQH]

Here are some examples:

Down with CCP
Free Tibet
Free Xinjiang
Rule of law
Down with the Great Firewall
Human rights
Multiparty sytem
Accountability
Melanine
Children crushed by crumbling schools
Forced abortion
Chapter 08
You have nice pecks baby.

Just think of the children!!

Re:idk

[mcrbids]

I guess you haven't received texts from my father - encryption is already here, done in meatspace!

me lv u lngtme

[Trip6]

Sent from Longh Whang...