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Internet video firm faces porn clips punishment

ANOTHER popular Internet firm in China is set to be punished for allegedly spreading pornography, following a similar case involving sina.com last month.

Qvod Technology Co Ltd, a Shenzhen-based Internet video player service provider, has been found spreading lewd and pornographic content, according to a National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications statement.

The Guangdong provincial telecommunications administration has sent a notification to the firm, saying that it will strip its license regarding paid-for telecommunication services.

In the meantime, police have launched an investigation, with several suspects arrested.

The statement said more than 3,000 porn video clips were found on four servers confiscated from qvod.com at the end of 2013. Authorities also found a large number of porn video clips on qvod.com in March.

Qvod “did not check the safety of content... It must therefore be punished severely,” the statement said.

Last month, sina.com was stripped of its online publication license after the authorities found pornography on its site.

China is conducting its “Cleaning the Web 2014” campaign.




 

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