YY, 9158 Deny Government Mandated Site Clean-up Rumors

iFeng Tech, 5/27/14

YY Inc (Nasdaq: YY), operator of Chinese voice-chat SNS platform YY and online game portal Duowan, and Hangzhou-based Tiange Group, operator of online karaoke SNS 9158.com, have denied recent rumors that the companies' online interactive entertainment services are the recent targets of a government clean-up operation aimed at removing illicit content from the platforms.

Editor's Note: As a part of China's 2014 crackdown on online pornographic content, Chinese internet company Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) and media player developer and operator QVOD saw several of their relevant internet service operations licenses revoked in 2014. For more information on this topic, please see "QVOD Value-added Telecom Service License Revoked," MD 5/15/14 and "Update: Sina Fined RMB 5 Mln, Publication, Video Licenses Revoked," MD 5/03/14 issues.

Keywords: Internet karaoke 9158.com Duowan YY Tiange interactive video regulation

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