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[PSUs]| Wednesday 9th January 2008 |
China pushes ahead with web clean up
9:15AM, Wednesday 9th January 2008
China is shutting down about 200 websites for carrying illegal sex and drug advertisements, as it carries through its campaign to clean up online material ahead of the Olympic Games.
According to state media, the government has identified about 6,000 sites carrying illegal, sexually suggestive adverts involving sex-related drugs or health supplements. 199 will be closed and 130 "rectified", with the fate of the rest unclear.
Last week, officials slapped restrictions on sites that allow users to upload video and audio, and asked all producers to check their inventory for risque material with threats of fines and other punishments.
China has launched several campaigns to clean up online material and step up control of the internet ahead of this year's Beijing Olympics, widely seen as a coming-out party for the rising political and economic power.
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