Campaign looks to free Web from porn

A month-long campaign has been launched against websites that "spread pornography and threaten the morals of young people", the government said yesterday.

The campaign, whose targets include Google and Baidu, is being run by the Ministry of Public Security and six other central agencies, a statement posted on the government's website said.

Cai Mingzhao, deputy director of the Information Office of the State Council, said in the statement: "These websites violate public morality and harm the physical and mental health of young people."