ChuckB writes “The Register reports that the PRC government has shut down 8,600 cybarcafes:
This latest crackdown on unlicensed Internet cafes began in February after authorities warned that cybercafes can affect the ‘mental health of teenagers’ while spreading ‘unhealthy online information’.
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As if to prove a point, Xinhuanet cites the tragic case of two youths who were crushed to death by a train when they fell asleep on a railway track after spending 48 hours in a cybercafe.
Following that kind of reasoning, the PRC also ought to ban finals week and tight software delivery deadlines.”
That’s a good one
Any excuse will do for a tyrant. –Aesop
When will they imprison librarians?
If China imprisons librarians, even private librarians and other free thinkers, will the ALA have their next mid-winter in Beijing?
Yet more on cybercafes
Here’s a followup of sorts on the cybercafe story:
But wait–there’s more:
<irony>So maybe the PRC officials had a point about cybercafes affecting the mental health of the PRC’s youth after all.</irony>