From Reuters via iol.co.za:
Police in east China have arrested or warned 60 people for spreading rumours by SMS or on the Internet so far this year and specified the threat of modern communications to society, state media said on Tuesday.
China has an army of cyber-police who patrol the Internet for unfavourable content, but their targets are more often politically sensitive subjects than pornography. Xia Cunxi, a public security spokesperson in the eastern province of Jiangsu , said 60 were accused of spreading rumours, lies or offensive messages, the official China Daily said in its online edition. [Full Text]
