What an excellent idea
And, as a member of the dole-bludging public servant classes, I can think of one name to be first in the dock ...
Use of social media in China just got more dangerous after the country’s Supreme Court announced tough new guidelines which could see untrue posts which are viewed more than 5,000 times land their author in jail for several years. The court document stated that any post containing so-called “online rumours” viewed 5,000 times …
Don't we have laws in this country (UK) that do similar?
Libel/Slander laws (can never remember which on is the written word) I would assume, plus others I guess regarding bullying etc...
So really this is not a shock except if there were not already laws to curb un-truths being rumoured about!
Quote: The court also clarified that users could be liable for even more serious offences if the rumours “seriously endanger social order and national interests”, for example if they lead to mass incidents, damage China’s image or lead to ethnic or religious conflict.
Does this mean if the people repost the official court decleration, those who brought the decleration in will be called to account? After all, legislation like this surely damages China's image.