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China shuts almost 1.8 million accounts in pornography crackdown -Xinhua

BEIJING - China's Cyperspace Administration has closed nearly 1.8 million accounts on social networking and instant messaging services since it launched its anti-pornography campaign in April, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday.

The campaign has been focused on shutting down websites showing pornography and services used to solicit prostitution.

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