A Separate Conviction Study on Online Rumors and False Information Dissemination in China

Abstract

With the rapid development of the Internet in the 21st century, more and more people choose to conduct social and other related activities in the online world, so the spread of online rumors and false information has become more frequent and threatening. In view of these practical factors, this paper mainly uses the method of legal normative analysis to study the separate criminalization of online rumors and false information dissemination in China. How to better face the rampant Internet chaos and the proliferation of criminal behavior. At present, Chinas criminal law norms have undergone two amendments and two judicial interpretations, but there are still many problems. The victims of personal and property rights that have not been properly protected are increasing with the development of the Internet, and it is all the more necessary to separately criminalize the spread of online rumors and false information. This article argues that it is necessary to add separate crimes to the criminal law to regulate it. This article focuses on the contradiction between Chinas current technological development and the old regulations. This has led to difficulties such as the criminal law cannot correspond to all online rumor-mongering behaviors, and the interpretation of the regulatory scope of false information is not clear enough. Attempts were made to change the status quo by separate legislation and additional interpretations. At the same time, the question of defining the boundaries of the offence, focusing on separate convictions, illustrates the necessity of such a move. In order to improve the green environment of the Internet, improve the stability of the Criminal Law, and improve laws and regulations.