Chinese Authorities Shut Down Porn Site

January 23, 2008 - 436 views

Chinese police have shut down a Web site that sold real-time porn and arrested 33 people, according to the news Wednesday, part of a campaign which led to the shut-down of 44,000 Web sites and arrest of 868 people last year. China launched a crackdown on online pornography and “unhealthy” Web content after Chinese President Hu Jintao said the country’s sprawling Internet posed a threat to social stability.

The site was based in Taiwan and the customers watched pornographic performances that were staged in China, Xinhua news agency said.

“This operation started up in the second half of 2006 and took in more than 1 million yuan ($137,000) in just three months,” it said.

The site was said to have been the most widely visited pornographic site among those that were busted as part of last year’s clean-up, Xinhua said.

China employs tens of thousands of human Internet censors and a vast network of filters to control online information.

China last month said it would crack down on video-sharing Web sites, and allow only state-controlled sites to post video content online in new restrictions effective from January 31.

Share it!