China steps up purge of online porn amid wider censorship push

China has shut down more than 100 websites carrying pornography and closed thousands of accounts on social media sites in an re-newed effort to clean up the internet, state media reported.The campaign, named “Cleaning the Web 2014”, was launched in response to the spread of online pornography despite repeated bans, according to a circular issued by the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/21/uk-china-internet-pornography-idUKBREA3K06X20140421
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