China to Scan Text Messages in Pornography Crackdown

Courtesy Mashable!  Tue, 01/19/2010 - 18:10

Chinese mobile providers will monitor text messages in the country for “illegal or unhealthy content” and suspend service when a customer inadvertently sends up a red flag, according to a report in The New York Times .

Companies like China Mobile will turn the potentially offending messages over to the authorities to be reviewed.

If the customer is cleared of any wrongdoing, his or her service will be restored, but it doesn’t look like...


 

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