A one-month Chinese assault on online pornography has shut down nearly 5,000 websites, resulted in more than 270 arrests and recovered over 160,000 "harmful" materials, state media reported.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Zhang Xinfeng said the crackdown would continue with another month-long campaign on online pornography and obscene text messages, Xinhua news agency said in a report seen on May 28. The campaign, which began on April 12, was conducted by 10 government agencies including the Ministry of Public Security.
By May 15, more than 4,800 websites or pornographic channels were closed. Of the seized materials, 90,000 were pornographic, Xinhua said.