Chinese man jailed for setting 'slow' internet cables on fire

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Angry at slow internet speeds, a man in China set fire to some nearby fibre cables, knocking out internet connectivity for thousands and landing himself seven years in prison.

A man in China has been sentenced to seven years in jail for setting internet equipment ablaze after becoming enraged over a slow connection, authorities have said.

He responded by destroying a public box containing optical fibre network cables, a local court said in a statement on Monday.

 

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