Chinesische Gefangene farmen Gold für WoW

[diceman]

[...] It’s been discovered that in an unknown number of Chinese prisons across the country, inmates have been forced not only to do physical labor, but electronic work as well, acting as World of Warcraft gold farmers by night.

Prison bosses made more money forcing inmates to play games than they do forcing people to do manual labour,” Liu told the Guardian. “There were 300 prisoners forced to play games. We worked 12-hour shifts in the camp. I heard them say they could earn 5,000-6,000rmb [£470-570] (~$770-935) a day. We didn’t see any of the money. The computers were never turned off.”

It is estimated that 80% of all gold farmers are in China and with the largest internet population in the world there are thought to be 100,000 full-time gold farmers in the country.
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[Yuki]

Das die Chinesen dicke WoW Goldfarmer sind war ja bekannt. Dass das Leute sind, die in 'ner Vollzugsanstalt sitzen, ist mir jedoch neu. Naja. Auf Dauer bestimmt 'ne Quälerei aber zumindest zu Beginn ist das WoW Zocken zuersteinmal doch wesentlich interessanter als der Großteil des chin. Knast-Alltags. Hat bestimmt Vor- und Nachteile lol. Da haben die Jungs in China Schlimmeres auf'm Kerbholz - finde das noch relativ menschlich XD. Nur das mit den 12 Stunden ist arg. Da kriegt man ja Krämpfe in den Händen.