the fragility of cyberspace order: the boundary between rumor-mongering and “bragging”

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the line between “bragging” and “rumour-mongering” is blurredlawyer zhao liangshan pointed out that although "bragging" is not illegal, if the behavior of "bragging" is carried out for personal gain (traffic), causing a large number of reposts and disrupting the order of cyberspace, then the behavior becomes "rumor-mongering." once "bragging" becomes "rumour-mongering," you will face legal sanctions.

lawyer yuan yulai emphasized that the purpose of public security management penalties and administrative penalties is to educate and avoid excessive law enforcement and arbitrary punishment. in recent years, the ministry of justice has also advocated the principle of "no punishment for first offenders", that is, if the first offense is violated and the harmful consequences are minor and corrected in a timely manner, administrative penalties may not be imposed.

public order and malice: where are the boundaries of disinformation?after the incident, people discussed the boundaries and legal responsibilities of "rumor-mongering". for example, whether the dissemination of information "it's snowing in xi'an today" disrupts public order and whether the parties involved have subjective malice are important factors to consider. lawyer zhang bingyao pointed out that the public will be confused by rumors because they think these remarks are not enough to have a great impact on public order. however, the legal community has also clearly pointed out that whether the behavior of "bragging" constitutes illegality should include whether there is subjective malice and whether it causes harmful consequences, that is, whether it causes public disorder.

the illusion and reality of cyberspace:the rapid development and diversification of online information dissemination has brought about social interaction and the speed of information dissemination, and also brought about the widespread dissemination of false information in society. such false information may be widely disseminated and cause panic and chaos in society.

with the development of the times, how to effectively identify and deal with false information problems that appear in the dissemination of online information has become an important issue in social governance. the legal community needs to further explore to clearly define the boundary between "bragging" and "rumour-mongering" and formulate a more effective legal and regulatory system to maintain social order and citizen safety.