Talking about China’s stock market plunge or the deadly explosions that recently hit Tianjin are apparently a punishable offense in China. Nearly 200 people have already been punished by Chinese authorities for spreading “rumors” about the country online which caused panic, misled the public and resulted in disorders in stock market or society.”
Chinese police have “punished” 197 people for spreading what authorities call “rumours” about China online, including comments regarding the country’s recent stock market plunge and the Tianjin explosions. The Xinhua new agency cited the Ministry of Public Security, reporting that 165 accounts had been closed down in relation to the violations, which “caused panic, misled the public and resulted in disorders in stock market or society.” Besides the deleted accounts, it appears that journalists are also being targeted in the police-led rumour sweep. State media reports that Wang Xiaolu, a journalist with Caijing magazine, was detained for his reports on China’s stock market woes. Wang has reportedly “confessed” to spreading false information based on “hearsay” and making “subjective guesses” in his report.
NOTE: TECHi Two-Takes are the stories we have chosen from the web along with a little bit of our opinion in a paragraph. Please check the original story in the Source Button below.
TECHi weighs both sides before reaching a conclusion.
TECHi’s editorial take above outlines the reasoning that supports this position.
It's still hard to believe that we now live in a world where playing video games is a viable career,…
Facebook isn't the only emerging video-sharing behemoth that YouTube needs to be wary of, according to a report from Bloomberg…
There was a time when Opera was at the forefront of web browser innovation, and some of the features that…
Bots are the next big thing for messaging apps, and Facebook wants to make sure that it's one of the…
