There are regular "crackdowns" on internet cafes in Beijing, as they are an easy target for the security establishment to justify their existence to find hostile forces against stability and harmony. Many of the internet cafes are operating on fake or bribe obtained licenses. When their protector is removed, unless they find a new protector in the security establishment, they are closed in a crackdown and the owner/operators are often arrested. Even if they could pay a significant bribe, as other sponsored replacements will soon come to take their place.
Having been in several dozen internet cafes in Beijing and China over the last decade, most of the time its children and young adults playing games or watching movies or porn. Often at times during the day when they should be in school. Past crackdowns have focused on children not being in school and that has had more local support, rather than cracking down on dissent, which is rather limited in these locations anyway, as they are often highly monitored.
Having been in several dozen internet cafes in Beijing and China over the last decade, most of the time its children and young adults playing games or watching movies or porn. Often at times during the day when they should be in school. Past crackdowns have focused on children not being in school and that has had more local support, rather than cracking down on dissent, which is rather limited in these locations anyway, as they are often highly monitored.