BEIJING ? Starting Saturday, the Chinese government will implement virtual police officers to patrol websites that contain adult-oriented content and other ?illicit? online activity.
Two cartoon-like figures outfitted as police on motorcycles, in cars and on foot will appear at the bottom of users? computer screens every 30 minutes, to remind them of ?Internet security,? the China Daily newspaper reported yesterday.
By clicking the icons, citizens will be linked to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau of Internet Surveillance where they can report illegal activities.
?It is our duty to wipe out information that does public harm and disrupts social order,? the bureau?s deputy chief of Internet Surveillance Zhao Hongzhi said.
The police first will monitor major news portals including Sohu.com and Sina.com and is scheduled to monitor all Beijing-based websites and online forums by the end of the year.
The bureau will be on the lookout for sites that ?incite secession, promote superstition, gambling
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