Web cleanup launched to combat terror strikes

Authorities aim to root out audio and video products involving terrorism and violence on the Internet within six months to safeguard social stability, especially in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

The State Internet Information Office launched the online cleanup campaign on Friday, asking Web companies to supervise and eliminate terrorism-related content.

More than 30 enterprises, including Internet giant Sina and video platform Youku, also signed an agreement on improving management of online information. They promised not to provide access to, and the means to spread, terrorism-related information.