By Shawn Lim

China has arrested a group of 20 people that are suspected of creating a live streaming app to broadcast pornography.

18 suspects were arrested in the city of Macheng in Hubei province, while two others were arrested in Philippines for creating a platform called Huahua, which garnered more than 900,000 registered users and helped the group earn RMB 16 million (US$2.3m).

The Macheng police had been investigating the group for over a year, according to The South China Morning Post, after receiving a tip-off that users were being asked to download Huahua in chat groups on Chinese messaging app QQ through QR Read full story ›

Source: The Drum