Taiwan's parliament changed laws on Friday to ban gratuitous images of sex and violence in the island's racy media following a surge in parental complaints.
Passage of a bill that outlaws explicit photos, television scenes and online graphics comes after officials issued two fines, totaling T$1 million ($30,900), against the publisher of mainstream newspaper Apple Daily over its online imagery.
"Entire families see this. Children see it. Only in Taiwan do we have these images. You go to Hong Kong and it's not there," said Ke Ming-hsiu, aide to legislator Hung Hsiu-chu who sponsored the bill with broad bi-partisan support. More...
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