Authorities continue crackdown on rumors
<p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="punish">punish</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 210,000 <span word="online">online</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> 42 <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="March">March</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Zhengrong">Zhengrong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>.</p><p><span word="Fake">Fake</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blogs">blogs</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="harmed">harmed</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>' <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crackdown">crackdown</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="fabricated">fabricated</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="about">about</span> "<span word="military">military</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>" <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="and">and</span> 16 <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="disseminating">disseminating</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supervise">supervise</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="web">web</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>, "<span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>".</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="discipline">discipline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> - <span word="Sina">Sina</span>, <span word="Baidu">Baidu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tencent">Tencent</span> - <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="manpower">manpower</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supervise">supervise</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="information">information</span>.</p>
页:
[1]