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Jingjing and Chacha (a Pun on the Chinese word for police, ''Jing cha'') are the Cartoon Mascots of the Internet Surveillance Division of the Public Security Bureau in Shenzhen , China . Debuting in January 2006, they are used to, amongst other things, inform Chinese Internet users what is and is not legal to consult or write on the Chinese Internet . According to the director of the Shenzen Internet police, ''" published the image of Internet Police in the form of a cartoon to let all internet users know that the Internet is not a place beyond of law [and that the Internet Police will maintain order in all online behavior."'' 1 The Shenzhen police plan to place images of the two characters on the main page of all Shenzhen service Tencent QQ or through their Blogs . In addition to engaging the public on Internet Censorship -related issues, they also handle cases relating to Computer Viruses , Computer Crime s, and other such matters. As of January 2006, there were six police officers assigned to carry out these duties. Despite these extra functions, the '' China Digital Times '' reported that it was told by an official at the Bureau that the main purpose of Jingjing and Chacha was still just to "intimidate" users, openly reminding them to "self-regulate their online behavior." (''see'' Chilling Effect ) 3 SEE ALSO
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