Yunnan Net News (Reporter Zhao Gang) Recently, a video with the content of "A woman was forced to shave her head by two men during a live broadcast in the wild and was taken away from the live broadcast site" was released on a short video platform, attracting the attention of a large number of netizens... August 2 On the same day, reporters learned from the Xishan Branch of the Kunming Public Security Bureau that after investigation, the police found that the person who posted the video was the woman whose head was shaved in the video. In order to gain attention and traffic, the woman and several of her "netizens" planned and formulated a "head-shaving script" in advance to "increase their followers" and make profits.
In the end, the woman and the people involved were administratively detained by the public security organs in accordance with the law.
Internet rumors refer to unverified or false information spread on the Internet, which may spread quickly through social media, forums and other channels. It mainly involves emergencies, public domain, subversion of tradition, deviance, etc.
Making things up out of thin air
Rumors make up so-called "facts" and spread them deliberately, regardless of whether the incident (content) is true or not.
Exaggeration
Rumors will exaggerate part or all of the facts of an event (content), or even spread it out of thin air.
| Quoting out of context
| The rumor maker excerpts part of a complete content and spreads it without regard to the cause and effect, causing netizens who do not know the truth to form different or even opposite understandings of the events (content) involved.
Patchwork splicing
The basic materials of such Internet rumors are true, but if they are used without their specific background, region, conditions and processing results, they become rumors.
Half truth and half falsehood
Such online rumors are often half true and half false, making it difficult to tell whether they are reliable or not.
Fake the real
It is not new to write a script in advance and let the actors pose according to the script. This kind of "work" presents the feeling of real people and real events, making it difficult for netizens to distinguish the real from the fake.
| Refuting rumors and seeking verification
| The rumor maker will first use a "small account" to publish a rumor, and then use an account with many fans and high traffic to forward the rumor. The technique is to "verify the truth or falsehood." In this so-called "verification" Spread the rumor.
Relevant laws in my country have clearly stipulated the liability for publishing and disseminating online rumors. Depending on the severity of the behavior, the rumor monger may bear civil liability, administrative liability or criminal liability.
Below, Shumao will take you to quickly understand the relevant provisions of our country’s laws on dealing with online rumors, helping you to keep a clear mind in the complicated online world and stay away from the illusion and temptation of online rumors.
The police reminded that the Internet is boundless and the law is bounded. The Internet is not a place outside the law. Netizens are requested to abide by laws and regulations, regulate online behavior, do not create rumors, do not spread rumors, do not believe rumors, and consciously resist online rumors. In conjunction with the summer public security crackdown and rectification campaign, the Kunming Police will continue to carry out special operations to crack down on online rumors and crack down on online rumors in accordance with the law. It is hoped that the general public and "Spring City Good Netizens" will actively provide clues about illegal crimes and jointly maintain a clean environment on the Internet.
