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BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's Internet watchdog on Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to filter "harmful" online videos as reinforcement of its porn and rumor crackdown.
The campaign, which will run until the end of December, is set to clean up content, such as pornography, violence, terror and rumors, in online videos, it was announced at a press conference jointly held by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.
Authorities will focus on inspecting "five key Internet areas," including online storage services, mobile phone app stores, video links shared on social networks and instant messaging platforms such as the popular Weibo and WeChat, unlicensed video streaming websites and smart TVs and video terminals, said CAC official Liang Lihua.
Through the campaign, the CAC also aims to shut down a number of Internet accounts and websites that cause "severe impact," Liang said.
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