The Culture ministry says all games that “advocate obscenity, gambling, or violence,” and “undermine morality and Chinese traditional culture” will be outlawed, and any net cafes and/or centres found to be in violation of this ban will be in line for some severe penalties.
The move comes as China seeks to crack down a little on some of the shadier aspects of online business, with a similar push going on aimed at curbing the influence of sites peddling porn and other “vulgar content”.
Pete
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 10:58 AMUrgh China..
Denaz
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 1:24 PMwow thats taking it a bit too far
Michael
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 9:25 PMReminds me of what Conroy is trying to do with the internet filter addendum.
diode
Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 1:30 PMAustralia is the new China. I’d take this over a ban on all online games that contain content not suitable for a 15 year old any day of the week.