Recently, a local court in China sentenced 12 individuals to probation for sharing obscene videos in online chat groups and ordered the confiscation of their mobile phones used in the offense. According to Article 364 of China’s Criminal Law, the crime of disseminating obscene materials—whether for profit or not—involves distributing obscene publications, films, audio-visual content, images, or other indecent materials under circumstances deemed ‘serious.’ In this case, although some defendants claimed they merely ‘forwarded casually’ or ‘did not profit,’ the court ruled their actions constituted the crime due to the wide reach and group-based nature of the distribution, qualifying as ‘serious circumstances.’ Considering their cooperation, expressions of remorse, and lack of prior criminal records, the court granted suspended sentences while confiscating the devices used to commit the offense. This ruling underscores judicial efforts to maintain a clean and lawful online environment and serves as a warning: even non-commercial sharing of obscene content online can lead to criminal liability. Users should not assume casual forwarding is harmless or legal.
近日，某地法院对一起传播淫秽视频案件作出判决：12名涉案人员因在社交群组中转发淫秽视频，被依法判处缓刑，并没收其用于传播的手机。根据我国《刑法》第三百六十四条规定，传播淫秽物品罪是指以牟利或非牟利为目的，传播淫秽书刊、影片、音像、图片或其他淫秽物品，情节严重的行为。本案中，尽管部分被告辩称‘只是随手转发’或‘未获利’，但法院认定其行为已构成传播淫秽物品罪，且因涉及人数较多、传播范围较广，属于‘情节严重’。鉴于各被告认罪态度良好、无前科，法院最终判处缓刑，同时依法没收作案工具——手机。此判决体现了司法机关对网络空间清朗环境的维护，也警示公众：即使未牟利，在网络上传播淫秽内容同样可能触犯法律，切勿心存侥幸。
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