Red China's crackdown on pornography

[Schadenfroh]

Back in Jan 09, Red China expanded its crackdown on pornography.

Pornography is illegal in China

A woman last month was arrested after she reportedly posted an explicit video of herself on the internet.

A collection of seven agencies, including the Ministry of Public Security, have banded together in an effort "to purify the Internet's cultural environment and protect the healthy development of minors."

This month, they stepped up their efforts by forcing censorship software installed on new PCs

China says the software won't filter political content, only porn

According to the Chinese government the software must be installed, "in order to consolidate the achievements of the online campaign against pornography, combine punishment and prevention, protect the healthy growth of young people, and promote the internet's healthy and orderly development."

Amusingly enough, the software appears (in part) to be stolen.

Solid Oak Software Inc said it found pieces of its CyberSitter Internet-filtering software in the Chinese program, including a list of terms to be blocked and instructions for updating the software.

Now we have a Chinese lawyer criticizing the Communist party over these efforts.

China has long blocked a variety of topics -- pornography, homosexual-themed websites (even those not of a pornographic nature)

States Mr. Fangping, "Above all, we're concerned about freedom of speech and the right to know. We know that citizens have been prosecuted because of their private emails, and we're worried about more such cases."

I am a bit surprised that the lawyer is being outspoken, unless the (huge) reputation for suppression of criticism is undeserving in modern times (which I doubt).

Much of the "counter-homosexual rights" sentiment and discouragement of pornography in the west is founded upon religious grounds. China, being an atheist state in the east, does not share the same cultural roots. I then present this question, upon what ideology is their crackdown on adult pornography and homosexual content founded upon? If it is mere smoke and mirrors to channel in political censorship, what is their justification for picking adult pornography?

 

[XZeroII]

I'm sorry but I just don't understand your lack of understanding. China censors everything and has a very firm hand in everything. Now if they actually did allow pornagraphy, that would be surprising.

 

[Patranus]

I guess it is a big deal when China censors pornography but when the US government censors advertisements it is all "in the name of the children" or "health".

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: Patranus
I guess it is a big deal when China censors pornography but when the US government censors advertisements it is all "in the name of the children" or "health".

winnar
OMG. Have you not a brain in your head, sir????