The CCP will hold the 20th National Congress on October 16th.Pressing online rumors and the living space of false information to create a clear network environment. "
During the sensitive period before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the official increased public opinion to maintain stability. The Central Network Information Office launched special operations from the 2nd of this month to crack down on online rumors and false information involving major conferences.The analysis believes that the official will tighten the control of public opinion in the next few weeks and create a stable social and public opinion environment for the 20th National Congress.
The WeChat public account of "Internet Credit China" issued a notice last Friday (September 2), which is implemented from the same operation called "Qinglang · Campaign of Internet Rumors and False Information".Squeeze the living space of online rumors and false information to the greatest extent, and create a clear network environment. "
The notice requirements are classified and judged and dealt with all kinds of rumors and false information.Rumors and false information "requires" strictly clean up and deal with "such information.
Although the notice did not directly mention the upcoming CPC National Congress, the 20th National Congress is the most important political conference in China this year. The relevant information is believed to be the key concern of this round of special operations.
The Chinese Communist Party will hold the 20th National Congress in Beijing on October 16.At present, it is only less than one and a half months from the 20th National Congress. It is the official priority to maintain the overall social stability, including the stability of the public opinion environment.
The above -mentioned special operations also require that public emergencies involving safety production, transportation, and natural disasters, especially rumors and false information such as rumors of danger, epidemic, disaster, police situation, and actively urge relevant departments to strengthen positive responses, Clarify the facts and respond to concerns.
In addition, rumors and false information in the fields of society, economy, and people's livelihoods must strengthen communication with relevant departments, promote timely sounds to make rumors, prevent diffusion and spread, and mislead the people.
Three -year "clear" operation cleans up illegal information of more than 20 billion pieces
The notice requires the website platform to improve the traceability ability, dispose of the platform account of the first rumor and false information; formulate and improve the rules of punishment, take warning, prohibition, permanent banning and other measures;The main body of the rumor to conduct malicious marketing speculation is included in the blacklist management. The plot is particularly serious. The entire network is prohibited from registering a new account.The notice also said that the punishment of the exposure disposal will be regularly concentrated on a regular basis.
The special operation of the "Qinglang" series is an Internet rectification operation led by the China Internet Public Opinion Supervision Department. This operation has been carried out for many years.Sheng Ronghua and Niu Yibing, deputy director of the Central Cyberspace Office, recently disclosed at the press conference. Under the special action of the "clear" series, since 2019, the official "cleans up illegal and bad information of more than 20 billion pieces, and the account is nearly 1.4 billion".Essence
Previously, the special operations of "clear" include rectifying the chaos of "rice circle", rectifying online historical nihilism, and cracking down on network water forces, fake traffic, and black public relations.This time, it was the first time that the "clear" special operations were taken for rumors and false information issued by major meetings, important activities, important policies, and important policies.
Lu Xi, an assistant professor of the School of Public Policy of the National University of Singapore, pointed out in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that although the official has strictly managed the network space in recent years and has never relaxed the supervision, special actions at this point in time are also particularly related to major meetings with major meetings.Related rumors are separated separately, and I hope to make special reminders before the 20th National Congress.
However, Lu Xi believes that such actions are not as necessary as in the past environment.He said that the centralization of power within the Communist Party of China is not as large as in the past decentralization period. Compared with the National Party Congress of the Communist Party of China once in the past five years, it is unlikely that the 20th National Congress is unlikely to attract attentionPolitical rumors.
Lu Xi said: "Even if someone wants to launch a challenge, he can only use public policies and public events to find breakthroughs, but only one and a half months away from the 20th National Congress.P>
