Chinese telecommunications company China Unicom has said it will quit taking content from service provider Shanghai Huiyang Technology Company because the service provider offered adult content to users.
The content in question was said to have been part of a Huiyang mobile dictionary users could download and view on their cell phones.
Announcing the company's stance July 5, China Unicom deputy general manager for value-added services Zhou Ziaoping said China Unicom was "very concerned" with porn matters and ordered all relevant company departments to take it seriously.
"We have suspended Shanghai Huiyang's SP contract. They are no longer offering unhealthy photos," another China Unicom official, Yan Hongling, told a Chinese news agency. "We have done what we can do as an operator. As the investigation by governing authorities goes on, we will take further actions."
China Unicom also asked its more than 600 service providers around the country to review their content and take steps to block "inappropriate" material. China Unicom's Internet Access Safety and Obligation Guarantee requires of each of its service and content providers to adhere to an agreement not to transmit "illegal" information.
