|
|
China cracks down on Internet cafes
Author: Joe MartinPublished: 18th February 2008
China will use Operation for Tomorrow to crack down on juvenile activity and Internet cafes.
According to a report from the Official Xinhua News Agency, the program will target unregistered playing platforms and downloadable services especially.
The plan is to "use the law to attack, investigate and prosecute ... to cleanse the environment in which young people are raised and prevent and reduce juvenile crime and illegal activity," the report said.
The report also mentions that the operation will target vagrant children in particular, including those who've been left behind by parents who have migrated to find work.
The Chinese government believes that Internet cafes and black web bars (those which operate without a license) have been promoting and encouraging juvenile activity for years through MMO games and pornography by offering children a chance to make money through them.
China already monitors the internet closely for anti-government messages and news reports which it does not agree with, but the report makes no mention of such content nor of attempts to tackle it.
Is China on the right path or is this a pointless attempt to tackle a symptom and not the disease? Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
Related articles on bit-tech.net
Comments (10)
Stats: 0.144 seconds
They're not allowed to have an opinion on this.
true, but the so called 1st world countries are trying very hard atm to go down there too in regards to how "free" a country can be....
Yup, it is true.
------------
The gov bans net cafes for the fear of engaging juvenile in crimes... but... it's truely useless. They may be prevented to get in some net bars. they can still surf the net at home. Porns and violence are everywhere. You cannot stop a young man from being a future criminal just by setting some barriers in their way. Their minds are not changed. Without a radically change on the edu environment, all the efforts would end in vain.
the reason internet cafe's are really popular in China is because the parents are way too strict at home, no gaming consoles allowed. and most chinese people are not very rich, high end graphics cards are out of the question (eg, 2 years ago, i can't buy a 6800GT because it's high end, no one sells it! ) (i guess it's the same now, no one sells 8800GTX ) internet cafe are the only method youngsters can play computer games.
being a Chinese born British, i think the government are doing fine, it's the parents who are way too strict.
but then, the government is just as strict as Internet information, eg, the Chinese BBC is blocked in China.
No, ... i mean u are not totally right.
Parents in china are indeed more strict to their children than other countries, game consoles are generally disallowed. But buying a medium power machine is still popular... a 8600GTS would certainly play most up-to-date games at highest gfx without aa, af.
Actually, net cafes in china often have much less powerful video cards (such as X1300). U can demand playing on a more powerful computer in the "Tournament Area". the trade-off is 3 times higher cost.