Chinese Ban Internet Rumors 161
dptalia writes "Chongqing province in southwest China has just passed a law fining people who post malicious rumors online. An individual can face fines of 1,000 to 5,000 yuan ($630) and an organization can be fined between 3,000 and 15,000 yuan."
Just a Rumour (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Just a Rumour (Score:5, Funny)
This news just from Bejing.... (Score:5, Funny)
Oops, that one is going to cost me a lot of yuan.
Rumor? (Score:5, Funny)
What about (Score:5, Funny)
I think we're going to need a rate card for all this...
Oh the other hand, if more governments took up the cause, think of the revenue! The US could pay off it's national debt in 48 hours.
Coooool.
getting the ball rolling (Score:4, Funny)
* China Buys, Loots Taiwan in Second Life
* Wen Jiabao is also my father
* Tangshan is bigger than Tianjin... at heart
* Norman Bethune was gay
* Shijiazhuang: the next Hong Kong
That's what you get for playing... (Score:1, Funny)
Dear Slashdot, this is China: (Score:3, Funny)
Here's our chance (Score:2, Funny)
So what you're saying is..... (Score:1, Funny)
Even Scarier (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Just a Rumour (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Dear Slashdot, this is China: (Score:4, Funny)
Re:"Chinese Bans Internet Rumors" (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What about (Score:1, Funny)
Finally (Score:2, Funny)
Fools and Their Folly! (Score:3, Funny)
In Soviet Russia (Score:2, Funny)
This just in... (Score:3, Funny)
That's just what I heard.
Re:Not Really New (Score:3, Funny)
I'm in Beijing right now... (Score:2, Funny)