Baidu, Damai fined in anti-porn fight

Two Chinese internet enterprises have been fined for spreading pornographic and harmful information, the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications said on Thursday. Baidu, the country’s biggest search engine, was fined 20,000 yuan ($3,000); Damai, a popular online platform for ticketing services, was fined 50,000 yuan. The office said comics that induced juveniles to commit crimes and involved pornography had been spread on a Baidu forum. Damai was found to have provided illegal and harmful publications through one of its online channels.