China cracks down on illegal sex products online
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China has launched a nationwide campaign to crack down on the spread of misinformation through online sales of sex products, according to a government statement on Wednesday.
The crackdown is carried out to help facilitate the healthy sexual development of adolescents, said the six government departments that jointly launched the campaign.
Statistics from the China Illegal Information Internet Reporting Center showed that more than 4,000 complaints concerning incorrect information on sex products have been received since last year.
The information is usually transferred through false advertising and labeling of sex products, said the statement.
Over 90 percent of so-called "sex medicines" without approval numbers were found to be counterfeited. These products do not provide any medical benefits, and some even have harmful side effects, said the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA).
Even worse, some illegal drugs such as ecstasy and crystal meth were also found in online stores, where they were being advertised as "sex medicines". These drugs are extremely harmful and can lead to higher rates of crime and juvenile delinquency, said the statement.
Online advertisements for sex products often contain pornographic content, and have become a channel for the spread of vulgar information, according to the statement.
The new campaign will discourage the dissemination of obscene information and content, said the statement.
The crackdown was jointly carried out by the State Council's Information Office, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Health, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the SFDA.
These government departments said the public may report illegal information by calling a special hotline at 12377 or logging onto net.china.cn.
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