Spain - Four websites accused of promoting anorexia and bulimia as acceptable weight-loss methods have been shut down in Spain, a spokesman for Microsoft's Spanish division said Tuesday.
The blogs, housed by the Microsoft division, were shut down at the request of Catalan Internet quality control agency Iqua, the spokesman added. He did not provide details on the content of the websites.
It was the first time in Spain that a company housing Internet sites has shut down web pages seen as promoting eating disorders following a complaint from authorities, Iqua said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Picaboo
The blogs, housed by the Microsoft division, were shut down at the request of Catalan Internet quality control agency Iqua, the spokesman added. He did not provide details on the content of the websites.
It was the first time in Spain that a company housing Internet sites has shut down web pages seen as promoting eating disorders following a complaint from authorities, Iqua said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Picaboo