China revokes media firm Sina’s publishing license after uncovering porn on its platform
Apr24
Chinese online media company Sina has been stripped of its online publication license after the Chinese government deemed that porn has been found on articles and videos hosted on its site, Xinhua reports. The state media outlet said that according to China’s National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications, 20 articles and four videos on Sina.com contained pornographic content. Therefore, the company’s licenses for Internet publication and audio and video dissemination have been revoked, and it has been slapped with an undisclosed fine. This means that when the hefty punishment takes effect, Sina may not be able to continue normal operations. Reuters reports…
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