China Offers Money for Links to Porn Sites
China wants links to porn-related websites, and will pay up to $1,465 each for them.
A report from the AFP claims that China is paying web surfers to hunt down links to porn-related sites, offering up to 10,000 Yuan ($1,465 USD) for each link. The bounty is first come first serve, meaning that submitter #2 won't get the reward for providing the same link as submitter #1.
However, the committee running the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Centre must review the links before offering the reward. The committee also said that within the first 24 hours of the operation, more than 500 phone calls flooded the center's phone line, and an additional 13,000 web surfers offered tips.
According to the official Xinhua news agency, the center is looking for websites and mobile phone-accessible sites that (obviously) contain "obscene" material or advertise sex products. Unfortunately, there was no word on exactly what the center does with the links, or how these sites will be shut down outside sanctions.
China has not been shy in its efforts to rid the Internet of porn. Recently China went after Google, claiming that children could access search results to porn. China threatened to sanction Google unless it removed the offending references.
Still, what's the use of the Internet without a little porn to download? Oh, that's right. Gaming.
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It's probably all downloaded to the main computer of Ma Ying-jeou, the president of china!
Dirty old man!
I wonder if they log and watch people who submit the links? Wouldn't it be cheaper to do this in a government department, there are a lot of links to porn or sex products on the internet. I guess they could just call in America's debt to cover the cost.
ProDigit80, Ma ying-jeou is the president of taiwan, get your freaking facts straight
they are interested in filtering them
So, if I make a porn site, and then turn myself in, do I get the money?
Godaddy charges $18 for a domain. China pays $1,400 for the link. I pocket $1,382.
Hasn't China heard of google?
Porn is the right of all sentient beings! Damn Communist!
I wonder how one gets on said committee.
Still, what's the use of the Internet without a little porn to download? Oh, that's right. Gaming.
Amen brotha!
I'm thinking they'll just block every site they can.
While I do see it as a tempting offer (I know I would report every site I knew if they did it in Canada), it's dissapointing that they're using their own people to remove one of their few freedoms.
Hasn't China heard of google?
Hasn't China heard of proxy?
A complete inability to access porn will result in a nation of rapists.
A complete inability to access porn will result in a nation of rapists.
Quite possibly, what's Chinas deal with porn anyway?
I thought they were getting out of the whole 'Crazy Communists' thing.
what if i make aporn site of myself then report the site XD
ok, this is smart! this will solve much of the problem China things they have... Even though I might not agree its the biggest issue...
A complete inability to access porn will result in a nation of rapists.
That way they have better reasons to beat up and kill their own people.
LOL...Well I never....If I didn't know better, I would have thought this was a chain mail prank...
PS: Pretty girl in the picture....how about a link
I just dont understand why government and religion are so negative about sex? Especially sex that has to do with other people. What people do, or view with sex in none of anyone's god-damn business.
Kevin, what did I tell you about posting pictures of my gf on your articles? Cmon man...
I'm pretty sure it's a trap. Go ahead, submit your porn links. Then, you'll end up beaten to death in a "porn-addiction camp".
I'll submit "http://" just pound keys and put a .com at the end... you'll find porn almost every time!
the girl in the picture has nice boobies.
So, if I make a porn site, and then turn myself in, do I get the money?Godaddy charges $18 for a domain. China pays $1,400 for the link. I pocket $1,382.
You will have to move to china first then you can report yourself where you will promptly be arrested and raped.
Dang, nice pic but not safe for work!
Dang, nice pic but not safe for work!
That's not work safe? I've seen more cleavage on pics of red carpet movie stars
Shay Laren
here you go... again... If I was able to find it, you guys should have been able too.
PS: Pretty girl in the picture....how about a link
I think it is Jessica Biel.... Looks like her eyes and lips and bosy parts.
As for China...
This is actually a reasonable smart idea. I am against it but this seems to be a reasonable effective way to get 5000000 links quickly. They want to rid the internet of porn but can't so they will block every known site. Why they offer so much cash i do not know, they should have started at $100 and after the first 50k sites are reported, raise the reward to $200
How much can i submit?
Not that i watch porn O.o
here is the Farking list of all Porn sites as of 12/09/09
http://bit.ly/1billionpornlinks
damn easy money..