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Sat 01 Jan 2010Karaoke bars monitored for illegal music and pornography
MORE AND more of China’s most beloved institutions, karaoke parlours, are playing their part in the government crackdown on vulgarity and dissent as they are monitored by direct links that allow officials to spot illegal music and pornographic videos.
Nearly 180 karaoke bars in the city of Chongqing have installed the National Karaoke Content Management System, or “black box” as it is more popularly known, which monitors the playlist remotely and automatically calls the police if someone selects a vulgar tune or a banned song.
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