Beijing cracks down on mobile phone porn

According to the AFP, Beijing has banned sending pornographic text messages or pictures via mobile phones after busting phone dealers who sold mass-storage devices containing porn.

"Violators face fines of up to 3,000 yuan ($385) and two weeks in detention, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting city public security authorities. Those who sell such content face jail terms between six months and three years.

In the past three weeks, Beijing police have arrested 19 second-hand mobile phone dealers who were found selling storage devices containing pornographic pictures or films.

The chips can hold an hour-long film and were being sold for only five or six yuan (about 60 to 80 cents) each, a security official told Xinhua."

emily | 8:34 AM | Porn and Dark Side of MMS |
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