China bans sharing 'obscene' material — potentially including sexting

[Jim Burton]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/gove ... r-AA1SSYJg

The Chinese government has banned the sharing of “obscene” content in private online messages and increased the penalties for spreading pornographic material — saying this would become a legal issue as well as a “moral” one.

The new regulations, which will take effect on Jan. 1, represent Beijing’s latest effort to enforce tight control over the Chinese internet ecosystem, with a vast censorship architecture rooting out both discussion of politically sensitive issues as well as maintaining a “clean online environment” free of explicit content.