Referring to the crackdown on social media accounts by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the People's Daily said on June 9 that cyber attacks targeting companies, many of which are privately owned, would endanger people's jobs and livelihoods.
"The Chinese market is huge and can accommodate hundreds of millions of domestic and foreign business entities competing fairly. China cannot tolerate keyboard warriors harming any business by distorting the truth and smearing it," the newspaper wrote.
"The CAC's work focuses on rectifying the chaotic spread of false information related to enterprises, aiming to protect the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises and entrepreneurs on the Internet, further promote enterprise confidence, stabilize market expectations, and safeguard high-quality economic development."
Since 2021, China's internet censors have stepped up cyber surveillance and shut down billions of social media accounts. Photo: Shutterstock
Earlier on June 8, the CAC said it had shut down more than a dozen social media accounts on platforms including WeChat and Douyin. According to the CAC statement, one of the suspended accounts, called "Nio Talks About Cars," was said to have "deliberately exaggerated and distorted the facts to defame the companies and their founders."
"In order to attract views, they continuously released short videos, distorted and fabricated information, and maliciously slandered the quality of a certain auto brand as well as the image and reputation of the company and its founder," the CAC statement said. "The relevant accounts have been closed in accordance with the law and regulations."
Since 2021, China's internet censorship agency has stepped up its surveillance of cyberspace and shut down billions of social media accounts it says have "spread fake news, rumors and harmful information."
China's largest bottled water maker Nongfu Spring on May 20 called social media criticism of the company baseless and fabricated. The criticism was aimed at the packaging style, which is said to be Japanese, leading to speculation that founder Zhong Shanshan had emigrated to Japan.
In November last year, Shanghai-based electric car company Nio said it had won a lawsuit against Gu Yubo, the owner of the Douyin account "Niu Talks About Cars," for a number of claims, including defamation. Nio said it would continue to take legal action to protect its rights.
Ngoc Anh (according to SCMP)
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