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China’s internet regulator shuts down over 100 dating sites linked to pornography

BEIJING: China's Internet watchdog has shut down 128 illegal dating websites and ordered 20 sites to correct their practices in a campaign launched in February targeting fraud and pornography on match-making sites.

The websites were shut down due to a lack of registration records, intentionally leaking user information, and spreading pornography and vulgar content, said the Cyberspace Administration of China in a statement on its website.

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