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China moves to wipe out cyber porn
By Li Xinran |
January 6, 2009, Tuesday
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STATE agencies have launched a nationwide crackdown targeting major Websites for allegedly spreading pornography and other vulgar content.
A report on the official news Website www.china.com.cn said repeated violators and those that had a "malign influence" might be exposed, punished or shut down.
The Ministry of Public Security and six other departments have teamed up in the campaign to clear vulgar content from domestic cyberspace, according to a video conference held yesterday.
Nineteen Web portals were singled out for not blocking content that "violated public morality and harmed the physical and mental health of young people," authorities said.
The government announcement said Google and Baidu, China's two most heavily used search engines, had failed to take "efficient" measures after receiving notices from the country's Internet watchdog that they were providing links to pornographic material.
The statement also said that popular Web portals Sina and Sohu, as well as a number of video-sharing sites and online bulletin boards, contained problematic photos, blogs and postings. Tencent and Netease.com were also on the list.
"Some Websites have exploited loopholes in laws and regulations," said Cai Mingzhao, a deputy chief of the State Council Information Office who chaired the meeting. "They have used all kinds of ways to distribute content that is low-class, crude and even vulgar."
Cai told officials to "fully grasp the gravity and threat of the vulgar current infesting the Internet" and said law breakers faced "stern punishment."
In an earlier case, Shanghai police detained a local woman who became an online sensation after posting a video of herself having sex.
A Tencent employee who would not disclose her name told Shanghai Daily that the Chinese mainland's biggest instant messaging provider planned to remove vulgar content by using special technology and human monitoring.
Cui Jin, a Google public relations officer in Beijing, said that she had no comment on the report but added that the company abided by regulations. "If they (users) find content that is contrary to Chinese law, they can report it to Google. And if we find it's truly illegal, we'll deal with it according to the law," Cui told Reuters.
Sun Yao, Baidu's PR representative, declined to comment when contacted by Reuters, saying the company was preparing a public statement.
Sina.com also said it would have no immediate public response.
A report on the official news Website www.china.com.cn said repeated violators and those that had a "malign influence" might be exposed, punished or shut down.
The Ministry of Public Security and six other departments have teamed up in the campaign to clear vulgar content from domestic cyberspace, according to a video conference held yesterday.
Nineteen Web portals were singled out for not blocking content that "violated public morality and harmed the physical and mental health of young people," authorities said.
The government announcement said Google and Baidu, China's two most heavily used search engines, had failed to take "efficient" measures after receiving notices from the country's Internet watchdog that they were providing links to pornographic material.
The statement also said that popular Web portals Sina and Sohu, as well as a number of video-sharing sites and online bulletin boards, contained problematic photos, blogs and postings. Tencent and Netease.com were also on the list.
"Some Websites have exploited loopholes in laws and regulations," said Cai Mingzhao, a deputy chief of the State Council Information Office who chaired the meeting. "They have used all kinds of ways to distribute content that is low-class, crude and even vulgar."
Cai told officials to "fully grasp the gravity and threat of the vulgar current infesting the Internet" and said law breakers faced "stern punishment."
In an earlier case, Shanghai police detained a local woman who became an online sensation after posting a video of herself having sex.
A Tencent employee who would not disclose her name told Shanghai Daily that the Chinese mainland's biggest instant messaging provider planned to remove vulgar content by using special technology and human monitoring.
Cui Jin, a Google public relations officer in Beijing, said that she had no comment on the report but added that the company abided by regulations. "If they (users) find content that is contrary to Chinese law, they can report it to Google. And if we find it's truly illegal, we'll deal with it according to the law," Cui told Reuters.
Sun Yao, Baidu's PR representative, declined to comment when contacted by Reuters, saying the company was preparing a public statement.
Sina.com also said it would have no immediate public response.
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