China Mobile knows where you are — should you care?

(Written by: Imagethief)
One of the hallmarks of bad China journalism is reacting hysterically when China is found to be doing things that everyone else is doing. Unfortunately, it happens rather a lot, presumably because hysteria shifts more units than thoughtful, reasonable analysis. The result is that complex issues often get reduced to fearmongering or xenophobic [...]

China Mobile Filter to Block 50% of SMS Spam

China Mobile’s recently completed spam SMS control platform is now monitoring point-to-point messages in real time, with filtering and call restriction on problematic numbers. The volume of spam messages sent in Beijing is expected to drop by 50%.
(Source: Tencent Tech)

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