January 5th, 2009
China cracks down on porn
Google needs to do more to block pornography from leaking into China, the government charged Monday, as it launched a month-long anti-porn campaign, PC World reports.
But it’s not just Google. China also wants these sites to their part: Baidu.com, Sina.com. Sohu.com, Netease.com and QQ.com.
Chinese authorities are upset over users uploading their own home-made porn. A woman was detained in Shanghai last month for allegedly filming herself having sex and posting the video online, where it became a sensation among Chinese Internet users. The Chinese pointed out this video in a statement in which they complained that tens of thousands of Chinese were searching for the video on Baidu.
VentureBeat wonders if this is a pretext for a larger crackdown. Its correspondents note that this is the 50th anniversary of the Tibet invasion and the 20th of Tianamen Square.
On the other hand, it may just be a porn crackdown and nothing more. Guess there’s just no telling with China’s leadership.
As a lawyer and technology writer, Richard Koman brings a unique perspective to the blog's intersection of law, government and technology. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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