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China campaigns to clean up vulgar websites

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-05 15:41

China has launched a nationwide campaign against websites spreading pornography in a bid to protect public morality and the mental health of the young people.

China's Ministry of Public Security and six other government agencies announced the campaign at a meeting on Monday, state television news reported. Officials were shown taking away digital equipment from one office.

The report said officials "decided to launch a nationwide campaign to clean up a vulgar current on the internet and named and exposed a large number of violating public morality and harming the physical and mental health of youth and young people."