Porn penalties to go 'upstream'

New judicial interpretation hits all online pornography profiteers

China has reinforced its arsenal of laws to ensure a crackdown against online porn, according to a new judicial interpretation that will go into effect today.

The rule will take aim at all interested parties in the online porn business, extending possible penalties upstream as far as onto the telecommunications companies, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate said in a statement.