▲Data map: Private cinema. Picture/IC photo "Beauty Teaching Assistant", "Interactive Movie Watching", "First Love Experience"... Recently, according to media reports, many "private theaters" have appeared on some Internet platforms claiming to provide teaching assistants to acco

▲Data map: Private cinema. Picture/ic photo

"Beautiful teaching assistant", "Interactive movie viewing", "First love experience"... Recently, according to media reports, many "private theaters" have appeared on some Internet platforms claiming to provide teaching assistants to accompany them to watch movies and have a love experience.

These so-called "private theaters" not only attract customers with photos of beautiful women, "post-2000 teaching assistants" and "part-time jobs for college students" and other pornographic and tempting content, but also clearly mark the price of physical contact, triggering public opinion. Hot discussion.

On November 3, the High-tech Zone Branch of the Chengdu Municipal Public Security Bureau issued a police report stating that it had launched an investigation into the two "private theater" operators involved in media reports and that the theaters had been closed. A "private cinema" within its jurisdiction has illegal and criminal activities, and criminal coercive measures have been taken against the operator Zhang Moumou in accordance with the law. The case is under further investigation.

It is reported that most of these "private theaters" are opened in apartment buildings, under the banners of "intimate interactive companionship" and "stress relief", and the service prices range from a few hundred yuan to thousands of yuan per hour. Businesses will provide escort services for young women, "as long as the customer's 'reasonable requirements' are met," he said.

However, these "reasonable requests" often involve physical contact, such as hugging, kissing or even further intimate behaviors. This has undoubtedly gone beyond the scope of normal movie viewing, and has become an "illegal transaction" under the guise of movie viewing, but in fact, it crazily marginalizes pornographic services.

These "private theaters" often charge hundreds or even thousands of yuan an hour, obviously taking advantage of some people's bad needs to make illegal profits. One detail in the

report is worth noting. When the reporter asked what he was going to do after the date, the response he received was, "We will discuss these details with the girl... we don't care where you go." This is another service item introduced by the front desk customer service of one of the "private cinemas".

Obviously, the services provided by the "private theater" are likely to make it a "contact point" for illegal acts of prostitution.

In the Chengdu police report, criminal compulsory measures were taken against the operator Zhang Moumou. Whether the "private cinema" had illegal activities of prostitution or whoring, the details have yet to be further disclosed. However, "private cinemas" clearly mark the price of physical contact and publicly engage in pornography to attract customers and make profits, which is also a misunderstanding of business principles.

"Private Cinema" was originally developed to meet people's needs for self-selected videos and private viewing. It represents a pursuit of spiritual taste. But now it has become a place for some people to play around with pornography and hide filth. This in itself is In discrediting the industry, it also breaks the bottom line of public order and good customs.

In this regard, relevant law enforcement departments need to strengthen daily supervision and law enforcement inspections of "private cinemas", and severely deal with any suspected provision of borderline pornographic services in their operations in accordance with laws and regulations.

Taking into account that such "private theaters" often solicit customers online, each platform must also carry out screening and strengthen supervision. Businesses that publish similar services that provide marginal pornographic services must be taken offline in a timely manner, and access qualifications must be strictly checked and eradicated. The space where it spreads online.

In fact, there is no shortage of "private theaters" in the market that are legal and compliant and pay attention to quality services. In order to avoid "bad money driving out good money", chaos such as "private theaters" blatantly playing around with pornography must also be regulated and cannot be left unchecked. Disturbing the market order and ultimately ruining the market reputation of "private cinemas".

written by He Sheng (media person)

edited by Chi Daohua

proofread by Zhang Yanjun