Chinese city to fine web satirists

By: nart on 17 October 2006
Posted in Asia, China

"The price of Internet satire in China is going up. A major Chinese city is threatening to fine web surfers up to $625 for online defamation amid a surge in short satirical Internet films, an official news report said Monday." See full story.

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