January 17, 2007
China warns: SMS Rumors Will Lead To Imprisonment
The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau has announced that rumormongers using SMS to spread false information will be sentenced to more than five years in prison if convicted.
China Tech News reports.
The warning was issued following a false rumor that spread causing widespread panic, warning people not to eat pork as some may contain a virus that would cause cephalitis.
"... Some pigs in the Tongzhou District of Beijing died for unknown reasons and were sold in the market in the form of pork, ham and sausage. The short message warned people not to eat pork as some may contain a virus that would cause purulent cephalitis."
Related:
-- India. Spreading rumors by SMS can lead to de-activating cell phone
-- Malaysia. SMS rumour-mongers face arrest
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