Blackmail 'media' sites shut down by authorities
April 29, 2012, Sunday
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CHINESE authorities have announced the closure of 42 websites involved in blackmailing schemes in which they posed as accredited media outlets and threatened to publish bogus negative information about victims.
The administrators of the websites - including www.zgzxdcw.com and www.fz-china.com.cn - masqueraded as journalists from government agencies and public welfare institutions, using fake names and fabricated press badges, a source from the State Internet Information Office (SIIO) said yesterday.
The blackmailers threatened victims that unless they were paid a sum they would invent and publish damaging claims about the individual or organization.
Facing these threats, several organizations and individuals opted to pay "hush money," said the official, who added that the sites were closed down recently.
"These odious practices have done serious harm," the official said.
The official said all perpetrators involved in the blackmail cases will be punished and urged the public to report any illegal online activity.
The SIIO also announced that 21 websites were recently closed for distributing pornography - bringing the total number of such websites to be closed by Chinese authorities since March to 107.
The administrators of the websites - including www.zgzxdcw.com and www.fz-china.com.cn - masqueraded as journalists from government agencies and public welfare institutions, using fake names and fabricated press badges, a source from the State Internet Information Office (SIIO) said yesterday.
The blackmailers threatened victims that unless they were paid a sum they would invent and publish damaging claims about the individual or organization.
Facing these threats, several organizations and individuals opted to pay "hush money," said the official, who added that the sites were closed down recently.
"These odious practices have done serious harm," the official said.
The official said all perpetrators involved in the blackmail cases will be punished and urged the public to report any illegal online activity.
The SIIO also announced that 21 websites were recently closed for distributing pornography - bringing the total number of such websites to be closed by Chinese authorities since March to 107.
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