52 websites probed for publication of porn, violence_美文

52 websites probed for publication of porn, violence

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China's media regulator announced on Thursday that it will investigate 52 websites on suspicion of publishing online literature that contains pornography and violence.

The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television announced the campaign as part of its ongoing campaign to clean up the Internet.

The administration said that the 52 websites include Baidu Tieba, the largest Chinese communication platform provided by the Chinese search-engine company Baidu; and NetEase Blog, provided by Internet giant NetEase.

A publicity officer with Baidu said on Thursday that the company would not comment on the authority's decision.

The move is part of a campaign called "Cleaning the Web 2017", launched by the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications under the media authority from April to November to weed out illegal content and keep it out of the reach of children.

Other websites investigated include video-sharing website tudou.com and doc88.com, an online platform for sharing documents.

The authority said it will impose punishments on the websites if the allegations, including publishing content that has violence and pornography, are confirmed.

Many of the websites published unhealthy "fairy tales" for children, with some bearing similar names to the classic German collection Grimms' Fairy Tales. Among them was one collection called Horrifying Grimms' Fairy Tales, written by an online writer under the name of Tongshengcao.