What are online rumors and their characteristics
Online rumors refer to unverified information disseminated through online media that can attract attention and have an impact on social stability and public life. What are its features?
1. Blurred and hidden
The information of Internet rumors is not clear, usually in the form of a number of **or**fragments and then with specific words, **and** often do not see a clear time and place, only the event itself, rumor-mongers often use this vague information out of context to win the attention of the "melon-eating masses".
2. Rapid spread and wide influence
In today's society, rumors spread in more diverse ways, and online rumors use the advantages of the Internet to break the limitations of time and space, and reach the audience quickly and widely through fission spread. The cost is low, the speed is fast, and a ** or a ** can become a hot event on the Internet in just a few hours, and the impact is very widespread.
3. The content is absurd and demagogic
The headline is often related to our current life, which is easy to attract attention and extremely harmful. By the time the truth surfaced, many netizens had already been deceived.
What are the legal consequences of spreading rumors or spreading rumors?
Internet rumors are so arrogant, can we do anything about it? Not. Social rules allow production and life to proceed and develop in an orderly manner, while the network is an extension of the real society, which should be constrained by the rules, and violations of the rules of the network order will also be punished accordingly.
Administrative penalties
According to Article 25 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China": Whoever spreads rumors, falsely reports dangers, epidemics, police information, or intentionally disrupts public order by other means shall be detained for not less than 5 days but not more than 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan; where the circumstances are more minor, they are to be detained for up to 5 days or fined up to 500 RMB.
Criminal penalties
According to Article 293, Paragraph 1, Item 4 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and Article 5 of the Supreme People's Court's "Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases Involving the Use of Information Networks to Commit Defamation": Fabricating false information, or clearly knowing that it is fabricated, disseminates false information on information networks, or organizes or instigates persons to spread it on information networks, causing serious public disorder, causing serious public disorderThe crime of picking quarrels and provoking troubleConviction and punishment.
According to the provisions of paragraph 2 of article 291-1 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China: Fabricating false dangers, epidemics, disasters, or police information, and disseminating them on information networks or other ** information, or knowingly spreading the above-mentioned false information on information networks or other **, seriously disrupting social order, to:The crime of fabricating or intentionally disseminating false informationConviction and punishment.
According to the second paragraph of Article 103 and the second paragraph of Article 105 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, as well as the second paragraph of Article 10 of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases Obstructing the Prevention and Control of Sudden Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Other Disasters: Taking advantage of sudden infectious disease epidemics and other disasters to create or spread rumors, incite the country, undermine national unity, or incite subversion of state power or overthrow of the socialist systemIncitement to the stateorInciting subversion of state powerConviction and punishment.
What should we do in the face of "Internet rumors".
Rumors stop at the wise
Do not blindly listen to the words of the Internet, before you fully understand the information, do not edit the eye-catching content at will, maintain rationality and do not blindly follow the trend, have the quality of seeking truth and pragmatism, understand the information through official and other formal channels, and resolutely do not be rumor-mongers and rumors.
Enhance self-protection
The more abundant the knowledge reserve, the stronger the dialectical thinking, and the lie will naturally be self-defeating in the face of knowledge. Read more books, read good books, master certain social knowledge, and enhance the sense of self-protection.
Consciously learn the law and abide by the law
We have the right to freedom of expression, but we also have the obligation to uphold the truth. Be in awe of the law, learn legal knowledge, cultivate good habits of abiding by the law, and protect ourselves and our families.
Participate in network building
Any rumor you spread may become the last straw that crushes the camel's back, so be cautious in your words and deeds, refuse to be a "keyboard warrior", and resolutely maintain a good online order. Every netizen has the obligation to resist false information, and can reflect and report false information to the relevant departments, and do not stand idly by.