BEIJING Malik Hooker Colts Jersey , Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Cyberspace Administration announced on Wednesday a campaign against extortion, targeting Internet regulators and companies who take fees for deleting posts.

Online extortion and paid post deletions break the law, damage the orderly flow of information on the Internet and disrupt market order. They harm the image of regulators and the media, said Peng Bo Authentic Pierre Desir Jersey , the administration's deputy head.

Peng said the campaign would concentrate on illegal websites, Wechat accounts, PR companies and intermediaries. "We will show zero tolerance to illegal acts," he said.

Websites publishing favorable stories in return for money have become commonplace Authentic Nate Hairston Jersey , and some PR companies have made paid deletions their major business. They usually fabricate rumors and hype up events, taking money to delete unfavorable posts, Peng said. Some Internet regulators have abused their power and sought profits for doing exactly the same thing, harming the image of the watchdog Authentic Jeremiah George Jersey , he added.

A three-month purge will "purify the team of Internet regulators" and "eradicate corruption" in the field.

The public can report issues via the 12377 hotline and the website www.12377, with the rewards for tipoffs reaching 50,000 yuan (8,000 U.S. dollars).

Press extortion and blackmail is not uncommon in China. Shen Hao Authentic Rashaan Melvin Jersey , journalist and publisher of the influential 21st Century Business Herald, was arrested last year with other executives of the magazine for forcing enterprises to pay "cooperation fees" to avoid negative news coverage. More than 25 other media practitioners were arrested last year for allegedly extorting "fees" in return for favorable reporting.

The campaign is organized by the the cyberspace administration, the State Administration of Press, Publication Authentic Antonio Morrison Jersey , Radio, Film and Television and the ministries of public security, industry and information technology.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, pictured on June 30 Authentic Matthias Farley Jersey , 2016, set the ball rolling with his resignation the day after the UK's referendum to leave the EU (AFP PhotoChris J Ratcliffe)

London - Five candidates are hoping to replace David Cameron as leader of Britain's ruling Conservative party and prime minister following the June 23 vote to leave the EU.

Here are some key facts about the contest:

- Timetable

Cameron set the ball rolling with his resignation the day after the referendum, and the Conservative party's 1922 Committee set out the timetable a few days later.

Candidates had only a few days to declare before Thursday's deadline, a rapid process likely to favour frontrunners. Five threw their hats into the ring.

Conservative MPs will hold a first vote next Tuesday to eliminate the least popular Authentic Jeremy Vujnovich Jersey , and will continue until they have whittled down the race to two.

The final pair will be put to party members in a postal ballot, with an estimated 150,000 members eligible to vote.

The winner will be announced on September 9 and will automatically become prime minister once Cameron steps aside, without any need for a general election.

- Candidates -

Five candidates have declared: Cabinet ministers Theresa May Authentic Deyshawn Bond Jersey , Michael Gove and Stephen Crabb, junior minister Andrea Leadsom and former minister Liam Fox.

Former London mayor Boris Johnson, the Brexit campaigner widely viewed as the frontrunner, pulled out after Gove sensationally withdrew his support at the last minute.