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China shuts down 60,000 (edit) websites
<cite>December 30, 2010 - 5:50PM</cite>
China said Thursday that authorities had shut down more than 60,000 (edit) websites as part of a year-long crackdown on le wd online content, as Beijing moves to tighten control over the Internet.
"By the end of November, we had inspected 1.8 million websites, and closed down more than 60,000 unsound websites that spread po rn," Wang Chen, minister for the press office of the State Council, China's cabinet, told reporters.
He added that authorities had jailed 58 people for at least five years in the crackdown on le wd online and mobile phone content that was launched in December last year.
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<cite>December 30, 2010 - 5:50PM</cite>
China said Thursday that authorities had shut down more than 60,000 (edit) websites as part of a year-long crackdown on le wd online content, as Beijing moves to tighten control over the Internet.
"By the end of November, we had inspected 1.8 million websites, and closed down more than 60,000 unsound websites that spread po rn," Wang Chen, minister for the press office of the State Council, China's cabinet, told reporters.
He added that authorities had jailed 58 people for at least five years in the crackdown on le wd online and mobile phone content that was launched in December last year.
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