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the supreme people's procuratorate: "zero tolerance" for corporate extortion

2024-09-17

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in recent years, with the rapid development of the internet, some lawless elements have used online platforms to create and spread rumors involving enterprises, cyberbullying enterprises to make illegal profits, seriously infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, disrupting the market economic order, and damaging the construction of a law-based business environment.

the relevant departments of the supreme people's procuratorate stated that this type of crime currently presents the following characteristics:

first, they threaten companies and extort money in the name of "public opinion supervision". lawbreakers take advantage of companies' fear of public opinion and reputation damage, fabricate and spread false negative information about companies, and extort "hush money" from related companies.

second, some criminals extort or defraud enterprises in the name of "protecting rights".

third, there is a clear trend of gang-based and industrialized crime. criminals set up special companies to operate a large number of websites and self-media accounts on multiple platforms, providing a one-stop service for media operation, information release, and post deletion.

fourth, "internet trolls" have become an important driving force. with the help of public opinion drivers and "internet trolls", the negative impact of online rumors involving enterprises has increased exponentially.

in order to create a fair and just business environment under the rule of law, at the beginning of this year, the supreme people's procuratorate deployed a special campaign of "prosecution to protect enterprises" in the procuratorial organs across the country, among which clear requirements were put forward for maintaining the online business environment and cracking down on crimes related to illegal money-making and damage to the business reputation of enterprises by using online rumors and online public opinion in accordance with the law. procuratorial organs in various places have handled a number of criminal cases such as using the internet to spread false information related to enterprises, deliberately spreading rumors to discredit enterprises, damaging the business reputation of enterprises in the name of "public opinion supervision", and extortion, forming a strong deterrent to criminals who attempt to make illegal profits through online violence against enterprises.