Call to rid Internet of 'malignant tumors'
Source: Xinhua |
October 1, 2011, Saturday
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A GOVERNMENT spokesman yesterday called for an end to online falsehoods and Internet-based rumors, which he referred to as "malignant tumors" detrimental to social stability.
The spokesman from the State Internet Information Office under the State Council called for China's 500 million Internet users to "abide by the law, show self-discipline and refrain from spreading rumors."
He urged Internet enterprises and websites to "strengthen the management of information publication" and invited the public to give tip-offs of online rumors.
He condemned a falsified "prostitute's diary" that had became an online sensation on Sina Weibo.
Under the pseudonym "Ruoxiaoan1," a 31-year-old male editor surnamed Lin posted 401 entries from January, fabricating stories about working as a 22-year-old female prostitute in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province.
Before Lin's real identity was discovered by police, his microblog account attracted more than 250,000 users, including several prominent Chinese Internet celebrities. Some of his entries were re-tweeted up to 10,000 times.
Lin was fined 500 yuan (US$78) for disturbing public order in accordance with China's Internet regulations, and his microblog deleted.
The spokesman ordered local authorities and websites to hold individuals and websites spreading rumors accountable, and penalize them.
China has the world's largest number of Internet users, and the rising popularity of microblogging has allowed them to voice their opinions and beliefs in a way never seen before in China.
The spokesman from the State Internet Information Office under the State Council called for China's 500 million Internet users to "abide by the law, show self-discipline and refrain from spreading rumors."
He urged Internet enterprises and websites to "strengthen the management of information publication" and invited the public to give tip-offs of online rumors.
He condemned a falsified "prostitute's diary" that had became an online sensation on Sina Weibo.
Under the pseudonym "Ruoxiaoan1," a 31-year-old male editor surnamed Lin posted 401 entries from January, fabricating stories about working as a 22-year-old female prostitute in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province.
Before Lin's real identity was discovered by police, his microblog account attracted more than 250,000 users, including several prominent Chinese Internet celebrities. Some of his entries were re-tweeted up to 10,000 times.
Lin was fined 500 yuan (US$78) for disturbing public order in accordance with China's Internet regulations, and his microblog deleted.
The spokesman ordered local authorities and websites to hold individuals and websites spreading rumors accountable, and penalize them.
China has the world's largest number of Internet users, and the rising popularity of microblogging has allowed them to voice their opinions and beliefs in a way never seen before in China.
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