China News Service, Beijing, March 17 (Reporter Ruan Yulin Liu Yuying) Zhang Yongjun, director of the Network Comprehensive Management Bureau of the State Internet Information Office, said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on the 17th that it is necessary to seriously investigate the release and dissemination of online rumors. party responsibility.

If the circumstances are particularly serious, they must be transferred to the relevant departments to be held accountable in accordance with the law, and the Internet must not be allowed to become an extralegal place for spreading rumors.

  Zhang Yongjun said that online rumors are one of the most hated online chaos by the majority of netizens.

Judging from the situation over the years, every major natural disaster, major social hotspot, and important international event, there will be all kinds of rumors and information.

In peacetime, there will be various rumors and information targeting the general public, especially the elderly, many of which have ulterior motives.

  "These rumors, some instigate confrontation, mislead the public, cause panic, some interfere with public cognition, disrupt social order, some endanger the personal and property safety of netizens, some damage the personal interests of enterprises, affect social harmony and stability, and some even The spearhead is directed at our party and government." Zhang Yongjun said that rectifying online rumors is an important part of online ecological governance, and it is also an urgent need to respond to people's concerns and protect the rights and interests of netizens.

  Zhang Yongjun emphasized that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held this year, and it is of particular significance to combat and control online rumors.

The measures we plan to take mainly have four aspects.

  - Clean up inventory.

Organize website platforms to clean up the identified online rumors and information to prevent their repeated spread, focusing on rumors related to political economy, cultural history, and popular science of people's livelihood. There is no hiding place.

  - Suppress the increment.

Consolidate the main responsibility of the website platform, and strengthen the identification of various information generated by sensitive areas and sensitive events.

Information from non-authoritative sources with great influence and wide dissemination shall be verified in a timely manner.

Quickly discover and curb rumors, try to eliminate rumors in the bud, and minimize negative impacts.

  - Punish the source.

It is necessary to seriously investigate the responsibilities of the parties involved in the publication and dissemination of online rumors.

Establish a traceability mechanism, and increase punishment for platforms and accounts that first publish rumor information.

Play the role of a "blacklist", severely punish account entities who repeatedly publish rumors and information, and prohibit the registration of new accounts on the entire network.

If the circumstances are particularly serious, they must be transferred to the relevant departments to be held accountable in accordance with the law, and the Internet must not be allowed to become an extralegal place for spreading rumors.

  - Collaborative governance.

It is necessary to establish and improve a working mechanism for managing online rumors, further strengthen departmental coordination, and improve the work norms for the entire process of monitoring, discovery, rumor refutation, and disposal.

It is necessary to give full play to the role of reporting work, mobilize the majority of netizens to actively report, and provide clues to rumors.

Give full play to the role of China's Internet joint rumor-refuting platform, distinguish right from wrong, and restore the truth.

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