A campaign to curb pornographic websites across China has been launched by the countrys press and publication watchdog.
New Delhi, Aug. 15 : A campaign to curb pornographic websites across China has been launched by the country's press and publication watchdog.
Song Jianxin, director of the Internet supervision sector under the National Office of Anti-porn and Illegal Publications, said that about 348 domestic websites had been found to post and distribute porn novels and pictures.
Eight websites, including 517z.com, xs4.xggirl.com and book.maobob.com, have already been ordered to shut up shop for the "extremely negative impact" they caused by posting 40 online porn novels.
"The contents were full of exaggerated and explicit description of sex. It harms and misleads the young who are still growing and lack reasonable judgment," the China Daily quoted Song as saying.
Since the distribution of porn novels violates the country's laws, publication regulations, and Internet information service regulations, all blacklisted websites are being put under close watch by press regulators and public security authorities at all levels.
"The violators will be heavily fined and punished," Li Baozhong, director of the market supervision department of the national press watchdog said.
The watchdog also revealed that the market enforcement team in Central China's Hunan province smashed a gang producing pirated books recently.
The team seized about 627,000 pirated books worth of 20.3 million yuan (2.67 millon dollars).
Four persons were arrested, and an official from the Hunan press watchdog was removed from his post for taking bribe and facilitating the illegal practice.
"We're facing unprecedented complexity in fighting for intellectual property rights protection. IPR infringement is becoming more complex as violators turn to more sophisticated ways to carry out their trade," Li said.
ANI