On smoking ban in internet cafes

After the "Regulations on the Administration of Internet Service Business Places" came into effect, the "No Smoking" sign was also hung in Internet cafes, just like "Minors are not allowed to enter". However, the actual situation and reflection of smoking ban in internet cafes have been unsatisfactory. When you enter any internet cafe, you can find a smoky situation, and netizens and internet cafe owners turn a deaf ear to the request of banning smoking in internet cafes. Although local law enforcement departments put pressure on and inspect Internet cafes from time to time, and even imposed a maximum fine of 1.5 million yuan, smoking in Internet cafes has been repeatedly banned. What is the reason?

From the legal point of view, it is necessary and necessary to enact anti-smoking legislation. In China, many provinces and cities, especially big cities, have banned smoking in public places, which is one of the measures to protect people's health.

Netizens have a weak awareness of smoking ban.

Although the "Regulations" were promulgated and implemented as early as 2002, today, when asked about the smoking ban in Internet cafes, the first reaction of most netizens is "Is smoking banned in Internet cafes?" It's no wonder that, for netizens, the no-smoking signs posted in Internet cafes are just like those posted in offices, teahouses and restaurants. They are only symbolic. For a long time, smoking areas and non-smoking areas have been set up in the regional settings of Internet cafes, and ashtrays have been placed on the desktops of most Internet cafes. If smoking is prohibited, there should be no smoking area and ashtray at all. In fact, even users who choose non-smoking areas will inevitably have them. The most fundamental reason for these situations is that there is little publicity about smoking ban and the popularity is poor. Most netizens who smoke have never received the message that smoking is prohibited in Internet cafes, and they all think that smoking in Internet cafes is their freedom. You say smoking is forbidden here, so I'll go to other Internet cafes. I even think that the punishment for internet cafes is a matter for internet cafes and has nothing to do with it. Just like this, the owner of the Internet cafe may start to try to dissuade customers, so they have to turn a blind eye. In the end, "no smoking" will become a dead letter.

Internet cafe owners have no countermeasures.

It can be seen from some surveys on smoking bans in Internet cafes in various regions that most Internet cafe owners are very helpless about the requirements of smoking bans. Although the Regulations on the Administration of Internet Service Sites clearly stipulates the responsibility of smoking ban in Internet cafes, on the other hand, there are no laws and regulations that give Internet cafe operators the right to interfere with this freedom and impose penalties. Internet cafe owners can only discourage customers who smoke in Internet cafes, or post relevant requirements in conspicuous positions, or strengthen the ventilation system to improve the air environment of Internet cafes. Many times Internet cafes have many users and few managers, so it is difficult to dissuade them one by one. Moreover, as the "God" of Internet cafes, customers believe that no Internet cafes will "catch customers" for this purpose. Under such conditions, even if Internet cafes are severely punished in accidental inspections, Internet cafe operators can only reluctantly accept it. After the fine, the smoking situation in internet cafes remains the same, and the ban on smoking is still a dead letter.

From this point of view, to follow the legal system and realize smoke-free Internet cafes, the most fundamental thing is to start with publicity and education, and strive to improve netizens' understanding of the legal system. Relevant departments should also assist Internet cafes in legal publicity, such as adding some publicity materials in Internet cafes. Internet cafes should cancel the smoking area and set an ashtray on the desktop. When customers enter the Internet cafe, they will be reminded of the requirement of no smoking in the Internet cafe. If conditions permit, a smoking room (non-online area) can be set up to guide smokers to take the initiative to smoke outdoors or in all smoking rooms. At the same time, take a positive attitude towards the complaints of non-smokers to prevent smokers from smoking, so that the opinions of non-smokers on Internet cafes can be passed on to smokers. If ignored or neglected, smokers will take it for granted and there is no way to ban smoking in Internet cafes.

In short, the law gives Internet cafes the responsibility to ban smoking. Although it is difficult to implement, from the point of view of obeying the law or improving its own environment, Internet cafes should actively cooperate. Only in this way can we hope to make Internet cafes a clean sky.