Weibo launched a two-month "self-media" special campaign to launch the "rules for the first and multiple handling of rumors".

According to CTOnews.com news on March 14, CTOnews.com previously reported that in accordance with the 2023 "Qinglang" series of special action plans, the Central Internet Information Office has launched a two-month special campaign to "strictly crack down on 'self-media' chaos" since March 12.

Weibo issued an announcement today that in order to create a safe, civilized, and harmonious network ecological environment, and maintain a good order for the dissemination of online information content, Weibo actively responded to the requirements of the Central Internet Information Office's special action to "crack down on 'self-media' chaos," earnestly fulfilled the main responsibilities of the platform, and launched a two-month special governance campaign from now on. The main contents of the work are as follows:

1. Resolutely crack down on the publication and dissemination of rumors, harmful information and false news by "self-media"

We will resolutely crack down on "fabricating false events, spreading rumors, distorting and interpreting harmful information, and transporting self-media that spread malicious speculation and false information."

two。 We will resolutely ban "self-media" that impersonate official organizations, news media and specific personnel.

We will resolutely deal with "self-media" that impersonate official accounts by using name, profile, profile and other account information, impersonate parties, tamper with official information, and impersonate professional information without professional qualification.

3. Comprehensively rectify the illegal profit-making behavior of "self-media"

The "self-media" maliciously rubbing hot spots to absorb powder and drainage, by stirring up emotions, inciting opposition to create hot spots, and making use of vulnerable groups to realize traffic and other violations to carry out a comprehensive rectification.

Weibo said that it will continue to expand the channels for coordinated management of "self-media" chaos and create an omni-directional governance system. In 2018, the station launched the "Media Government Affairs Anti-rumor Co-governance platform" and launched content tagging functions for thousands of key media accounts with credibility, as well as government affairs accounts with the ability to refute rumors, such as public security and Internet police. can take the initiative to refute rumors or guide controversial content to ensure that the authenticity of information is controlled from the source side.

At the same time, Weibo will constantly improve community management rules, establish a long-term management mechanism, and will update the "Standards for hierarchical disposal of violations by key users" and "rules for the first and multiple disposal of rumors" online in the near future.