China has vowed to drive on with its multi-ministry crackdown on online pornography until after the Beijing Olympics, extending a campaign that last year led to the detention of 868 people and the deletion of 440,000 prurient postings.
Publicly prudish Communist party leaders bill the action as a vital part of a wider drive to "purify" the internet by eliminating immoral or politically dangerous content. The move also appears to reflect Beijing's determination to present its best public face when the Olympic Games in August makes it the focus of world attention.
