China’s Internet Operators Told To Clear Online Smut

“Authorities have given China’s Internet and telecom operators, regulators and police a deadline: clear the country of online smut before October 1, the National Day holiday marking the birth of the People’s Republic.

The task force created to carry out this “people’s war against electronic pornography,” involving at least five ministries and government departments, has responded to the decree with zeal — but so far, with limited success. ”

Read the New York Times article via The Financial Express here.

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