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Anti-rumor campaign 打击谣言 (da ji yao yan)

The rapid development of social media over the past few years has opened up space for public discourse and helped channel people's appeal, but it can also helped spread rumors and false information, which mislead the public and could disrupt social order. In some cases, social media try to defame people and invade their privacy.

Anti-rumor campaign is now gaining speed in China, with various efforts urged to clean up the cyberspace. Public security authorities have already detained some people on allegations of "fabricating and spreading rumors online".