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Online games that popularize mafia banned in China

July 28, 2009 - 7:21am | Law aspects | News

According to the official Xinhua news agency, China has enjoined websites featuring or publicizing online games which glamorize mafia gangs, saying violators will be "severely punished." The Culture Ministry said such games "advocate obscenity, gambling, or violence," and "undermine morality and Chinese traditional culture."

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OTX Research presented both good and bad sides of social networks

April 17, 2009 - 4:04pm | Figures | News

Internet becomes more and more popular among the young people and so are social networks and more than ever before. eMarketer estimates that in 2009, 15.5 million US Internet users ages 12 to 17, or 75% of all online teens, will use social networks. In 2013 this number will increase to 17.9 million, or 79%.

Internet users | online communication | OTX Research | profiles | social network

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Russian ecommerce grows faster than that of U.S.

April 8, 2009 - 8:15am | Figures | News

According to the National Association of Members of E-Commerce-Russia consumers spent $4.42 billion online, which shows an increase of 35.4% from 2007; while, according to eMarketer, in the US retail e-commerce growth from 2007 to 2008 made 7.2%, excluding travel, digital downloads and ticket purchases.

consumer spending | e-commerce | Internet users | online shopping | Russia

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