Sina Weibo, Sohu Blog punished for spreading porn   

新浪、搜狐等微博博客平臺因“涉黃”被高限處罰

記者從北京市文化市場行政執(zhí)法部門了解到，在“打擊利用微信微博傳播淫穢色情信息專項行動”中，文化市場行政執(zhí)法部門會同公安等部門，先后查處了北京微夢創(chuàng)科網絡技術有限公司經營的新浪微博平臺及北京搜狐互聯(lián)網信息服務有限公司經營的博客平臺傳播淫穢色情信息案件。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – Beijing has imposed "severe punishments" on Sina Weibo and Sohu Blog for allowing obscene and indecent content to spread on their platforms, according to xinhuanet.com.

A Sina Weibo account named "Qingsishe" was found to have posted more than 20 erotic stories on a photo blog format, which presents text in photos to break the 140-character limit on regular posts.

Law enforcement also found several accounts, including one called "yang2019" at Sohu Blog, spreading pornographic and violent content.

Authorities also discovered information regarding prostitution at Wechat and Vdian, a new platform allowing users to run businesses on smart phones.

These newly developing social media applications have made the spread of pornographic content more insidious, said Qin Yongming, an official participating in the crackdown.

China has launched the "Cleaning the Web 2014" campaign this year. A total of 82 websites have been punished for spreading or allowing unhealthy content, including Sina, which was fined 5.08 million yuan ($815,000) and stripped of some online publication licenses in April.