January 12th, 2009
China includes MSN in list of porn sites
China’s crackdown on porn is continuing, with MSN now among the sites it says need to be cleaned up, AP reports.
The Web sites contained a large amount of vulgar material that “violated society’s morals, and harmed the health of young people,” said a notice posted late Thursday on China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center’s Web site.
The move comes after last week’s missive against Google, Baidu and 17 other sites.
The center said Thursday that Google has begun cleaning up its content but needs to continue. It said Baidu has completed a cleanup but it has been ineffective and much vulgar content still exists.
TOM Online, which is in a JV with Skype, said on its Web site Thursday that it was “deeply regretful” and posted a number and e-mail address for complaints.
Regarding this vulgar content, TOM staff have already responded instantly, proactively and thoroughly,” it said.
