China to Crackdown on âUndesirableâ Online Games
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China said it would issue new rules cracking down on âundesirableâ elements of online games amid fears of growing Internet addiction as the number of players soars.
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Police in China's capital said Tuesday they will start patrolling the Web using animated beat officers that pop up on a user's browser and walk, bike or drive across the screen warning them to stay away from illegal Internet content.
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Chinese makers and distributors of pornographic materials sent through the Internet, cellphones and other communication devices will face penalties as severe as life imprisonment under new rules that take effect Monday.
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Websites deemed illegal, as well as computer markets and internet cafes, are being targeted by Chinese authorities involved in a bigger crackdown on juvenile crime.
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 17 December: China's army of Internet users and operators are beginning to question the practicality and purpose of new controls on network - mostly on-line - music.
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China, sensitive about issues of  national sovereignty, has banned a computer sports game that  classifies Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Tibet as countries and  has threatened to fine Web sites that supply the game and net  cafes that let patrons download it.
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China said it would issue new rules  cracking down on "undesirable" elements of online games amid  fears of growing Internet addiction as the number of players  soar, state media reported on Thursday.
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China is launching a nationwide crackdown on sexually suggestive video and audio products, in the latest effort by government censors to curb content considered to be in bad taste.
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China beefed up its ongoing crackdown on internet porn on Monday with new rules published that allow courts to issue life sentences to those convicted of posting pornography online.
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The government announced it is cracking down on South Koreans who have set up Internet gambling websites overseas to escape a domestic drive against betting.
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Age is clearly a sensitive issue in  China's fast-paced world of online games, where a year or two  can mean the difference between the height of youth or a game  title being past its prime.
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BEIJING: China shut 1600 internet cafes between February and August and imposed 100 million yuan ($NZ18 million) worth of fines for allowing children to play violent or adult-only games and other violations, state media say.
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Regulators have ordered Chinese Web sites to limit the use of "virtual money" after concerns that the online credits might be used for money laundering or illicit trade.
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The Chinese government has shut down 1,600 Internet cafes during 2004 and hit thousands more with fines and temporary closures. The country&#39;s Culture Ministry claims that the shuttered establishments
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The Chinese governmentâs censorship of some Web sites with no discernible political content has fostered a backlash among Internet users.
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China has announced a crackdown on the country's growing fertility sector, vowing to rein in the illegal use of sperm donors and surrogate mothers.
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CHINA has closed 1,600 internet cafes and fined operators a total of $US12 million ($16 million) for letting children play violent games and for other violations, the government said.