{"id":651,"date":"2004-09-06T15:57:04","date_gmt":"2004-09-06T22:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2004\/09\/06\/china-threatens-internet-porn-merchants-with-life\/"},"modified":"2004-09-06T15:57:04","modified_gmt":"2004-09-06T22:57:04","slug":"china-threatens-internet-porn-merchants-with-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2004\/09\/china-threatens-internet-porn-merchants-with-life\/","title":{"rendered":"China Threatens Internet Porn Merchants with Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;China has intensified its battle against Internet and mobile phone pornography by threatening distributors with life in prison, Xinhua news agency said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Depending on the seriousness of the cases, the sentences range from living under compulsory surveillance, detainment, taking into custody by the police, to various terms of imprisonment and life imprisonment,&#8221; Xinhua said.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has stepped up its battle against smut in recent weeks, saying it is worried that the easy access to such material on the Internet and elsewhere will have a bad effect on youth and society.<\/p>\n<p>Under the latest crackdown, which started in July, authorities have shut down hundreds of Web sites and arrested more than 300 people. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read the full Reuters&#8217; article <a href=\"http:\/\/cnn.netscape.cnn.com\/ns\/news\/story.jsp?id=2004090521220002433150&#38;dt=20040905212200&#38;w=RTR&#38;coview\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;China has intensified its battle against Internet and mobile phone pornography by threatening distributors with life in prison, Xinhua news agency said. &#8220;Depending on the seriousness of the cases, the sentences range from living under compulsory surveillance, detainment, taking into custody by the police, to various terms of imprisonment and life imprisonment,&#8221; Xinhua said. 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