Anita Davis
Feb 5, 2009

China clamps down on mobile porn

BEIJING - One year after the Chinese authorities imposed stricter rules regarding material that cannot be broadcast on online video sites, several government agencies have issued similar restrictions for mobile content.

China clamps down on mobile porn
According to Chinese reports, the ministries of Public Security, Industry and Information Technology and Culture with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the General Administration of Press and Publication have teamed to stymie the circulation of pornographic, politically sensitive and other contraband content on mobile phones in a campaign lasting until the middle of April.

The move comes one month after Chinese telecom companies were awarded licences to operate on 3G networks, making mobile internet an imminent technology for domestic phone users.
According to reports, the government will target handset retailers who offer mobile video-and-music downloading services.

Last month, the government also flexed its muscles by issuing a list of 19 websites it deemed to provide 'vulgar' content to Chinese netizens, including popular sites Baidu, Google, Netease, Sina, Sohu and Tencent’s QQ.
Source:
Campaign China

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