Web pornography targeted in China
China had more than 200 million internet users in 2007 |
Chinese authorities closed down 44,000 websites and arrested 868 people last year in a campaign against internet pornography, state media has reported. Another 1,911 people received unspecified penalties for “pornography activities”, Xinhua news agency said.
The campaign began last year, after President Hu Jintao warned the internet could harm social stability and called for a “healthy online culture”.
It will continue until after the Beijing Olympics, officials said. more
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