The Chinese government has started a systematic crackdown on unruly internet users with an announcement by the regulator that two people have been detained for spreading false information online and that three more cases are being investigated.
While Chinese citizens have been prosecuted before for posting information online, the move by the regulator – the State Internet Information Office – marks the first high-profile announcement of several such cases by the central government.
The central committee of the Communist party on Wednesday pledged to tighten its grip on social media and punish those who spread “harmful information”.
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