SMS banned after death toll competition

An SMS contest in terrible taste is stopped.

China has ordered television networks not to run unauthorised contests using mobile phone text messaging after a state-run station held a lottery to guess the death toll from the school siege tragedy in Beslan, Russia, reports The Daily Telegraph.

"The lottery angered Moscow, offended many viewers and prompted lively commentaries on China's Internet bulletin boards. Most praised efforts to crack down on such programs."

emily | 7:47 AM | SMS and Gaming |
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