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Tuesday, 28 August 2007 |
About 45 Internet outlets have been bombed since Dec. 1, according to figures from Gaza’s Central Police Office. The attacks are occurring against a backdrop of intense infighting between Fatah, the main faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and Hamas, the Islamist party and militia that has grown into the Palestinians’ dominant political force. The street clashes have led to general lawlessness. A group called the Swords of Islamic Righteousness has claimed responsibility for the attacks. In a leaflet distributed at Al-Azhar University last month, it said it attacked Internet cafes “which are trying to make a whole generation preoccupied with matters other than jihad and worship.” Read more here(Jihad Watch)
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
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In the West, an Internet cafe is where backpackers go to check email. In China, it's where kids too poor to afford PCs go to kick back and play videogames, chat with their sweethearts and watch movies downloaded off the Internet. Internet cafes are the new places to catch a movie. "You can even smoke," exults one young man. "It's very easy to find any movie," says one cafe visitor, who estimates that 20% of users come to the cafes to watch a movie. "Nearly all of the movie-watching that goes on in Internet cafes, as far as we have observed, is of illegal downloads," says Mike Ellis, senior VP and regional director for Asia-Pacific for the MPA. Not surprisingly, China's richest cities -- Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai -- are the largest hubs of illegal online film viewing, with annual averages of 16.9, 16.3 and 15.8 films per person, respectively. But folks in the provincial towns and villages are watching, too. Internet viewing handily beats TV. In a survey by the China Youth Daily and Sina in January, more than 80% of youngsters say the Web is their primary source of entertainment, ahead of TV, at 66%. Read more |
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
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Japan is set to launch a study looking into the emergence of what is termed as the "net cafe refugees," or young day laborers who choose to live in the 24-hour internet cafes instead of maintaining an apartment. Japanese internet cafes number 3,000 nationwide and come complete with sofas, drinks, computers and comic books. Authorities are concerned that these net cafe refugees could develop into a new class of working poor and set the rich-poor gap even wider. Staying in an internet cafe in Tokyo for five hours roughly costs around 3,000 yen ($25 dollars USD) and comes with a meal. Showers are available at 200 yen for 30 minutes and underwear is on sale.
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