China fines Sina over \\\'indecent\\\' content
Saturday, 3 May 2014
Chinese authorities have slapped Internet giant Sina Corp. with a fine of more than $815,000 over "unhealthy and indecent content", the company announced.
The "administrative fine" of 5.1 million yuan ($815,038) was imposed by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Market Administrative Law Enforcement Unit, Sina said in a release Friday.
Sina also said that the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television had notified it that the company's "Internet Publication License and License for Online Transmission of Audio-Visual Programs would be revoked due to certain unhealthy and indecent content from third-parties or by users" on its online reading channel and website, according to AFP.