China Versus Porn: Round 2
According to reports from a government Internet watchdog, China has shut down about 1,287 websites that cater to harmful content - pornography, religious cults, gambling and superstition. Of these, 1,129 were porn sites while the remaining 114 promoted superstitious activities, gambling and cult doctrines.
The clean-up comes in response to public complaints made to the Internet center as a prelude to the campaign which originally begun in June this year. The authorities claim to continue cracking down on pornographic and other harmful websites, being their top priority.
According to reports, China's secondary concern is superstitious websites, which refers to religious sites that contain information on religious cults that are outside the government's control. Even the search engines are barred from directing and linking searches to such websites.
The authorities have reportedly urged the public and the industry to increase its political awareness and sense of responsibility towards such issues.
This is China's second major crackdown on porn, the first being around September after the community started its campaign in June.
China's Internet-savvy population amounts to about 87 million, approximately half of which are under the age of 24.
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