Man in China dies after three-day Internet sessio

Capper · September 17th, 2007

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BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts offline.

The man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou, about 30, died on Saturday after being rushed to the hospital from the Internet cafe, local authorities were quoted by the Beijing News as saying.
"Police have ruled out the possibility of suicide," the newspaper said, adding that exhaustion was the most likely cause of death. It did not say what game he was playing.

China, worried about the spread of pornography and politically incorrect content, has banned the opening of new cybercafes this year and issued orders limiting the time Internet users can spend playing online.
In April, President Hu Jintao launched a campaign to rid the Internet of "unhealthy" content and make it a platform for Communist Party doctrine.

Man in China dies after three-day Internet session

Elysium · September 17th, 2007

Wow... I'd be torture to be on a computer for 3 days straight. If he was tired, wouldn't he stop? Where is his self control?

Telexen · September 17th, 2007

Seems like this exact thing happened about 3 years ago elsewhere in that part of the world.

Dread · September 17th, 2007

This is just the internets way of culling the herd.

Anyone else smell propaganda?

Death_blooms · September 17th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Dread

This is just the internets way of culling the herd.

Anyone else smell propaganda?

somebody using ms word 2 check there spelling? Its in black :S

slugbug · September 17th, 2007

Give that man a Darwin Award

Quakindude · September 17th, 2007

Some guy in S. Korea died while gaming for 3 or 4 days without sleep a few months ago.

A lack of self control is exactly why these folks die while on the Internet.

halutzparilla · September 17th, 2007

nice sucker addict... which reminds me of my college time, i go as far as 20 hours of play time but thats it i'm going to bed.

this one is too much, he got problems...

Quakindude · September 17th, 2007

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Originally Posted by halutzparilla

this one is too much, he got problems...

Had problems.

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