Just to clarify, sexy texting is not a crime
9 Feb 2010
Chinese censorship laws won’t go that far
Most people have become aware in recent times of the amount of censorship that occurs on the internet in China, however Chinese authorities are trying to reassure worried couples that sexy text messages will not land them in trouble with the law.
China is currently amidst a massive cleanup of pornographic material from the Internet as well as from mobile devices, but given the personal nature of communicating between text messages the government has deemed that there is no offence, as long as it is consensual.
“If a friend feels offended (by a pornographic message), then it is possible there is an offence, but if this friend likes it and both exchange messages, then surely there does not have to be an offence,” said Hu Yunteng, an official in charge of research at the Supreme Court.
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