Tool for democratization and individual freedom?
Addictive pastime?
Panoptical space?
Perhaps the internet may be all of this, and much more.
Last year, the video of a gang rape cum beatings performed by a teenage gang was uploaded on the Chinese internet. The rape was filmed in Guangdong province using a mobile phone. The video remained online for more or less one year. It was discovered by the police only a few days ago. The story can be read on the Procuratorial Daily, Nanfangwang, and China News,
This episode raises some interesting questions about censorship and internet control.
How could this video remain online for so many months?
What do the majority of young people use the internet for?
It is likely that people will be scared by this episode, identify to some extent in the victim of violence, and therefore agree to a stricter control of the internet.
It is not the first time that violence is filmed, and videos are uploaded to the web. A case similar to this one happened a while ago:
What do the majority of young people use the internet for?
It is likely that people will be scared by this episode, identify to some extent in the victim of violence, and therefore agree to a stricter control of the internet.
It is not the first time that violence is filmed, and videos are uploaded to the web. A case similar to this one happened a while ago:
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