China is preparing to punish netizens for “liking” posts protesting a “zero-covid” policy.
On November 30, CNN reported on the rise of protests against repeated lockdown measures to eradicate the 2019 coronavirus disease or COVID-19 – China that Chinese Internet users must soon be held accountable for liking posts that be considered illegal or dangerous.
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This heightens the conflict over online dissent. Amid growing public anger over China’s draconian COVID restrictions, there is concern that China, the world’s second-largest economy, plans to gain unprecedented control over social media.
The above new rules came into force on 15 December as part of a new set of guidelines introduced by China’s Ministry of Cyberspace (CAC) earlier this month. which is under the Cyber Technology Affairs Committee chaired by President Xi Jinping
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The regulation has caught the attention of social media in recent days. And it will come into effect just weeks after an unprecedented surge of public anger spread across the country. from Beijing to Shanghai Thousands of demonstrators protested in more than 12 cities over the weekend demanding an end to the country’s strict COVID-19 restrictions. and demanding political freedom
Internet users take screenshots of protest-related content for their records. and use reference codes in text to avoid censorship. While authorities try to block the internet of dissidents
This regulation is an update of an earlier statement in 2017 which required for the first time that “liking” public posts, along with other types of comments, be controlled. Public accounts are required to review all comments under a user’s post. But it did not elaborate on what type of content was considered illegal or dangerous.
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The regulations state that all online websites must verify the true identity of a user before allowing a user to submit a comment or like a post. Users need to be authenticated by providing their ID. mobile phone number or social credit number
All online platforms must establish review and remediation teams for tracking, reporting or removing comments in real time. especially The website must consider opinions on news content. before it can appear online
Each platform also needs to develop a credit rating system for users based on comments and likes. Users with low scores are considered disloyal and their accounts will be blocked. and is banned from registering a new account
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