Tough internet discussions in China
All flamers living in China should be pretty careful now – China has passed legislation outlawing Internet rumor mongering. According to the law, people who post “defamatory comments” could be fined from 1,000 to 5,000 yuan (about $600) and face jail time. Distributing the comments is also outlawed and organizations like newspapers and websites could face fines of 3,000 to 15,000 yuan ($1500).
The law doesn’t affect the entire nation because it was passed in the Chongqing Municipality province in Southwest China. Other areas could craft similar laws, using the Chongqing one as an example setting precedent. I really can’t imagine something like this in any “internet-active” country – all these discussions under articles would be monitored and people couldn’t use any stronger argument to persuade the others. And everybody can confirm there is a lot of people just attacking others without bringing some sensefull ideas…
Source: Tom’s Hardware
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unbeliaveable!!! in times like these, this is outrageous!
I´m very against this… let’s hope they find a way to comunicate better so things like this can be abolished.
we live in two different worlds. One world offers freedom, but still limits it or even ignores it when is needed…and the second world, place where the government acts dirctly as it wishs.
so which is better? this is like sitting in a cell and being asked which way you like to die? different method but same result..
They are so f…. crazy!!!!
Capitalism or Communism. Great choice :S
I’ll take the one with Co so I can at least have a chance….
The Chinese can’t really be described as communists anymore, after the Tiamenen Square massacre they allowed the people to develop in to a capitalist state which is why they are so rich.
But the government still dictate and still control everything, they are just dictators who wont let you say what you like or do what you like etc. What China really needs is a military coup like in Thailand so someone can appoint a new temporary prime minister and then instill new elections. Of course this might mean the meltdown of the country but i dare say Bush is busy funding groups in china to do exactly that at some point.
btw you can’t say ‘its the same as the USA’ dop you have any idea how many people get executed in China on a yearly basis? Officially its about 3000 but China has a massive industry and organs transplants taken form people executed, they boast they can find any new patient (usually western customer) a new kidney in a few weeks. To do that they must be killing a LOT of people on a daily basis.
So no much as i dislike the American government you are a lot more free in the USA than you are in China.
Noone is free, if a slave get’s to eat ice cream and walk in the park, is he free?, guess what? you’re a slave in the worlds monetary system. but China is just too damn much.