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Jinjiang Literature City

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2019

    Regulatory closure of site sections

    A Chinese pornography and illegal-publications watchdog cited unspecified illegal and obscene content and ordered several sections of the platform closed.

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  2. 2019

    Investigated by anti-pornography authorities over obscene content; related sections shut down

    In May 2019, Beijing anti-pornography and anti-illegal-publications authorities investigated Jinjiang Literature City for disseminating obscene and pornographic content and other illegal activities, ordering the closure of the relevant sections, suspension of updates, and rectification. This was a 2019 enforcement action, distinct from the 2014 content-governance controversy.

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  3. 2014

    Explicit-content investigation and self-censorship

    After a Jinjiang-associated novelist was arrested over sexually explicit publications and alleged editorial pressure, police investigated platform management. Jinjiang subsequently adopted highly restrictive rules governing depictions of intimacy.

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  4. 2011

    Technical failure and author-income crisis

    Technical problems reportedly caused authors to lose income, producing a major loss of confidence and a large departure of authors and users.

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  5. Content Violation Reporting and Takedown Mechanism

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