SHANGHAI — The Chinese government shuts down 16,000 more websites containing porn.
The move comes as part of a recent crack down on pornographic material appearing on the internet.
Just last month, China began canceling mobile users’ phone numbers who distribute XXX photos and videos.
According to statistics from the International Communication Office, more than 850,000 X-rated pictures and 1.3 million pornographic messages have been deleted.
An official with the office said the campaign made significant breakthroughs in striking the profit chains for porn web sites as the lewd content on the Internet in the country were reduced and the tendency of spreading such information through cell phones was kept under control, The China Daily reported.
The Chinese government launched the crackdown last December.
