QQ used for reining in corruption
By Guo Qiang (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-05-29 17:24 Tencent QQ, one of the most popular Internet
instant messenger services among China's mammoth web-surfer population is taking
on a brand-new role in Chantai watchdog.
Web-surfers have been using the service in the Fujian, SW. China city to
report officials to local supervisory organizations in a move to try to harness
official corruption, according to an official report released to the Xinhua news
agency on May 29.
Local supervisory organizations are using the Internet's latest hot trend to
their own advantage. In a notice to web-surfers they ask for everyone's
participation.
"If you hear about official corruption and are willing to inform us, please
add the QQ number 544866364 for interactive communication with our procurators,
who will be helpful and trustworthy," the notice reads.
On April 18 this year, these hip procurators received their first report of
official corruption through the messenger service, says the Xinhua report.
"Thanks for your help and I will inform you of any new developments, " one QQ
user said through QQ after procurators kicked off an investigation in accordance
with the report.
Local Internet surfers are 'enthusiastic' about the new method of reining in
corruption, the report says.
China has 110 million Internet users, the second largest population of
netizens in the world, second only to the United States.
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