CLEANING UP THE NET: Baidu has been fined 5.1mil yuan (RM2.8mil) for spreading pornography and violence.
China's ministry of culture said it would fine 11 Internet companies including Tencent Holdings and Baidu for spreading pornography and violence, state news agency Xinhua said.
China launched an anti-pornography campaign in April as part of wider efforts to "clean up" the Internet. The move has coincided with a crackdown on online freedom of expression, which has intensified since President Xi Jinping came to power early last year.
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