Shao Rong waits for trial in the intermediate court in Hefei. [Xinhua] Wang Yong
and Shao Rong were described as the main operators of the website - 99 Sex
Forum. The website was set up in 2002 and run from an overseas server, the
report said.
Apart from posting pornographic pictures, videos and stories, the website had
chatrooms and information on prostitution throughout China, it said.
In November 2004 the website had nearly 76,000 registered users and had earned
some 220,000 yuan (26,000 dollars), the report said.
In July 2004 China launched a crackdown on Internet porn.
The crackdown reflects growing concerns about the negative influence of the
Internet on youngsters.
China has an Internet population of 100 million with the great majority of web
users aged under 24.
