Recently, a video of an Internet celebrity woman eating instant noodles for her hospitalized mother-in-law sparked heated discussions on the Internet. **, the woman said that during her mother-in-law's hospitalization, the food in the hospital was too unpalatable, so she could only buy instant noodles for her. **'s pictures and language are very exaggerated, which has aroused sympathy and anger from netizens. However, after an investigation by the public security organs, all these scenes were designed by the woman herself in order to attract traffic and attract attention. The woman was sentenced to administrative detention by the public security organs in accordance with the law because she disrupted social order by spreading rumors.
This incident has aroused people's attention and thinking about the problem of rumors in the online society. The network society is an information society, and a large amount of information is generated, disseminated and consumed on the network every day. Some of these messages are true, some are false, some are vague, some are intentional, and some are unintentional. In such a complex information environment, how to distinguish between truth and falsehood, how to guard against rumors, and how to deal with rumors have become an urgent problem to be solved.
First, we need to clarify the definition and harmfulness of rumors. Rumors refer to false information that has no factual basis or deliberately distorts facts, and its purpose is to mislead, deceive, incite, manipulate, and exploit public emotions, influence public cognition, interfere with public judgment, and achieve some bad purpose. The harm of rumors is multifaceted, and it not only harms the legitimate rights and interests of individuals or groups, but also undermines social trust and harmony, and also affects social stability and security.
Second, we need to recognize the characteristics and forms of rumors. Rumors are characterized by being hidden, rapid, widespread, persistent, and influential. Rumors come in a variety of forms, some are literal, some are **, some are **, some are mixed. The content of rumors is limitless, some are about politics, some are about the economy, some are about society, some are about culture, some are about technology, and some are about life. The ** of rumors is complex, some are out of ignorance, some are out of malice, some are out of profit, some are out of emotion, some are out of misunderstanding, and some are out of funny.
Finally, we need to explore ways and means to prevent and deal with rumors. The way to prevent rumors is to improve one's own network literacy and judgment ability, enhance one's critical thinking and analysis ability, cultivate one's own sense of responsibility and public morality, do not be gullible, do not follow the trend, do not spread rumors, do not believe rumors, verify in a timely manner, analyze rationally, evaluate objectively, and handle them correctly. The way to control rumors is to strengthen the regulation and management of the network, improve the laws and systems of the network, regulate the behavior and order of the network, punish the illegal and criminal activities of the network, protect the health and safety of the network, guide the network and the atmosphere, and build the credibility and civilization of the network.
In short, the problem of rumors in the online society is a serious problem, a complex problem, and a problem that requires our joint efforts. We must face up to the existence and harm of rumors, understand the characteristics and forms of rumors, master the methods and ways to prevent and deal with rumors, and be good netizens with network literacy, network ethics, and network responsibilities, so as to contribute our strength to building a clear cyberspace and realizing a beautiful network society.