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Websites help government catch rumor-mongers

MORE than 100 Chinese websites yesterday publicized hotlines for public reports of online abuse and rumor-mongering, as authorities ramp up a drive to manage the Internet.

Gathered at a work conference, the heads of the 107 websites, including people.com.cn, xinhuanet.com, sina.com, baidu.com, also signed a letter of commitment, promising to deal in a timely manner with illegal information such as rumors, pornography and violent content.

In cases where web users maliciously spread such information, the websites will report them to law enforcement departments. They also welcome supervision from the public, they agreed.

The central government has made a series of attempts to clean up cyberspace, including shutting down accounts on Weibo and WeChat.




 

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