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Why is pornography illegal in China? (lemmy.ml)
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As far as i know, consumption, distribution, and production of it is prohibited. Is the prohibition based on a new proletarian morality/ethic or is there a materialist basis for the complete ban?

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[–] thefreepenguinalt@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 4 days ago

I'd argue it's primarily because of how exploitative the adult industry is under capitalism, and since China still operates within a capitalist world despite being socialist, allowing it as it is right now may cause issues. To add onto this, China in a lot of places is still rather socially conservative, and currently, sexual norms are not a primary contradiction within China.