November 12, 2005
China curbs text messaging, citing its ‘massive influence’
The Chinese government last week issued new guidelines that seek to limit the use of cell phones for text messaging, reports the Mumbai Mirror.
A circular issued by the Ministry of Public Security, the communist internal political police, stated that it is illegal to send short text messages that can have “massive influence.”
Chinese leaders fear text messaging could be used for pro-democracy and anti-communist political activities.
The effort appears aimed at curbing mass communication through cell phones, such as occurred in recent months when large-scale anti-Japanese demonstrations were triggered by widespread text messages."
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