In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

Chen Luo nodded, then casually said, "Internet regulation and construction are our responsibilities. Speaking of regulation, the current internet platforms are indeed a mess!"

These past few days, everyone has been thinking about what problems we need to solve and what situations we need to prevent.

We must neither over-regulate the internet nor allow distorted values ​​to continue to spread; we need to strike a balance.

How to do it? I hope you can come up with your own solutions in the next few days.

The four exchanged a glance and chose to remain silent.

It's not that they can't do it, but they're not quite clear on what direction Chen Luo wants to see in terms of the proposed solution.

Chen Luo understood this as well, but instead of pretending to be mysterious, he opened his phone and found a short video account belonging to a Chinese-African transnational couple.

The video content was nothing more than how good the other person was to her, and the words kept guiding everyone to learn from her...

Something interesting happened a few days ago!

As soon as Chen Luo spoke, the four of them sat up straight. They all knew that the direction of their work was about to be revealed!

"My daughter is a freshman in college. She said that she and her roommates are full of admiration and love for those international students, and always feel that they will be happy if they marry these people."

In the evenings, her roommates would watch videos of transnational marriages like these. I'm curious, are these transnational marriages truly happy, or are they just a performance?

Even if they are truly happy, should we allow today's college students to be guided by such ideas?

If the information is false, what are the consequences?

This is a question that deserves our deep consideration!

Having already given the direction, Chen Luo didn't look at the four people again. The four understood and got up to leave the office.

The investigation into these transnational couples was quite easy, and to everyone's surprise, half of them did not have a legitimate job.

Their lives were filled with trivialities, but they managed to thrive online by leveraging the unique appeal of being a cross-cultural couple.

The vast majority of these are false advertisements, so finding a targeted solution is no longer difficult.

Just two days later, the four of them reported to Chen Luo again.

Chen Luo has been busy these past two days, visiting various departments and bureaus under the Cyberspace Administration of China for work inspections, mainly to meet with familiar people.

If the top two leaders of these bureaus don't approve, it might not be easy to get things under control.

Only by resolving personnel issues can business operations proceed smoothly.

Of course, besides the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Central Propaganda Department is also very busy. Chen Luo is the vice minister in charge of daily work. He basically spends the morning at the Cyberspace Administration of China and the afternoon at the Central Propaganda Department.

Life became hectic, but work didn't fall behind.

At 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, in the office of the director of the Cyberspace Administration of China, four deputy directors presented their summarized plans to Chen Luo.

Among them are accounts specifically targeting transnational marriages. Whether it's a woman marrying out or a man marrying in, those promoting transnational marriages are just trying to make a living on the internet.

Should we let these people have a bowl of rice?

The conclusion is no!

Undeniably, a small portion of these transnational couples are simply sharing their real daily lives, but the vast majority are deceiving each other. In the short term, this may not have much impact, but in the long term, it has a very negative influence on societal values.

"Comrade Niu Bing, your plan calls for banning all these accounts. Don't you think that's a bit too radical?"

Chen Luo squinted and smiled at the other person.

"Director Chen! I don't think this is radical. Such measures may take away some people's jobs, but these people are not worthy of making a living in the domestic internet industry!"

A large portion of these transnational marriages are simply for the purpose of staying in the country.

These people make no contribution to the country.

Instead of wasting traffic on these ungrateful wolves, we should give it to other Chinese people!

Chen Luo listened to these words calmly.

"Comrade Niu Bing, that's true, but the methods can't be so drastic. We can simply have the platform limit the traffic. I don't believe these guys will still have the mind to keep performing after their income has plummeted."

If their true purpose is simply to share their daily lives, then I don't think these people would care about the amount of traffic they receive.

"Director Chen, my plan targets other foreigners, some of whom like to use 'I love China' as a way to gain popularity, but then they curse others when they go abroad. For these people, my suggestion is to implement covert traffic restriction!"

"Director Chen, my focus is on the performance of the plot!"

Many storylines nowadays are fictionalized, scripted, but in pursuit of viewership, these scriptwriters often fail to credit the scripts, leading to numerous conflicts and antagonisms!

"That's right, Director Chen. On online platforms now, there's a lot of conflict between men's and women's ideas!"

Let's talk about the hot topics that happened recently.

I don't know which bastard took a set of promotional photos of bus icons.

Only the part about women protecting their chastity was filmed, while the part about men's self-respect and self-love was omitted.

The news sparked a huge online debate!

Media outlets and individuals who maliciously create division also need strict oversight!

Chapter 454 The Sword About to Be Drawn

"Yes, your ideas are all very good. To sum it up, it's about the issue of cross-border marriage accounts."

The issue of foreigners using patriotism as a pretext to gain online traffic.

Of the four issues—fake storytelling, deliberately creating conflict, and so on—the second one requires meticulous management. If it's praised both domestically and internationally, then it's not a big deal.

What we fear most is accounts that praise domestically but criticize internationally, those that eat the rice and then curse the cook. Such accounts should be subject to strict traffic restrictions!

Now that these four questions have been raised, what do you think is the best way to solve them effectively?

Our Cyberspace Administration of China values ​​democracy; everyone is welcome to have a full discussion and express their opinions.

"Director Chen, actually solving these problems is not difficult. The key is to hold talks with the various short video platforms and get them to cooperate with our work."

However... it would be great if the cyber police could provide assistance regarding the issues of plot development and deliberately creating antagonism.

Whether it's a formal interview or detention and asset stripping, the cooperation of law enforcement is required.

Chen Luo nodded and then said, "Comrade Niu Bing, the idea is good. You can arrange the meeting with the short video platform. I will attend."

Regarding the assistance from the cyber police, I will consult with the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

"Yes, Director Chen!"

Nodding, Chen Luo glanced at the time; he had to attend a meeting at the Central Propaganda Department later.

"It's getting late, let's stop here for now."

Goodbye, Director Chen!

The four of them got up and left together. Not long after, Chen Luo also got into a car from the Cyberspace Administration of China and headed to the Central Propaganda Department.

The Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a departmental meeting today. When Chen Luo arrived, everyone except Minister He was present.

In the conference room, there were only eight or nine people in total, including the full-time deputy minister, the deputy minister in charge of other units, and Hou Liangping, the head of the discipline inspection team. When they saw Chen Luo arrive, Hou Liangping's eyes lit up immediately.

"You've all arrived quite early! There are still five minutes before the meeting starts!"

The conference room door was pushed open, and Minister He adjusted his glasses, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Chen Luo.

After sitting down, Minister He slowly took off his glasses and calmly said, "Comrades, Comrade Chen Luo and I, and of course Comrade Hou Liangping, have only recently started working at the Central Propaganda Department."

A month ago, I was still serving as the Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province, and Comrade Chen Luo was still serving as the Governor of Guangdong Province.

We're not very familiar with propaganda work, and there may be areas where our understanding is inadequate. Please feel free to point them out.

That's like saying nothing at all; just listen and forget it. Who would dare to actually mess with them? Would they be looking for trouble?

But in reality, Minister He wasn't sure either. Having served as a regional governor for so long, he really had no experience working in the administrative departments. He was serious about that.

"Alright, since no one has anything to say, let's begin today's meeting and discuss some of the problems and shortcomings in our current publicity work."

Speak freely, everyone!

After Minister He finished speaking, he looked at everyone with a smile, but no one responded... Chen Luo couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply leaned closer to the microphone.

"Minister He, comrades, when it comes to problems and shortcomings, I have to mention one situation."

Publicity work generally adheres to the principles of seeking truth from facts and maintaining complete objectivity, but these principles are rapidly eroding.

Take false advertising and dramatic embellishment for example. It's one thing for private media and individuals to fabricate and fabricate stories to gain traffic, but some of our official media also join in the mess, blindly following the trend of propaganda and reporting without clarifying the truth or the facts.

What kind of talk is that!

News media reports false information, and even when the truth comes out, these media outlets often act as if nothing happened. Such a mindset is something to be wary of!

Let me mention another situation: whenever local media outlets are involved in some bad incidents or scandals...

Their official website always closes the comment section immediately, a phenomenon that has become commonplace!

Is it something they can't bear to see in public? Is it something they can't stand to hear the voices of the people?

Or is it that they are unwilling to accept oversight from the people?

These words immediately caused everyone present to tense up; the following sentences were extremely damaging.

Minister He nodded after listening. The two phenomena Chen Luo mentioned were indeed true, but the Central Propaganda Department had always turned a blind eye to them before, but now…

Minister He squinted and looked at the others.

"Comrades, what are your opinions?"

Let's discuss the specifics of the two situations Comrade Chen Luo mentioned!

"Minister He and Minister Chen are stating objective facts and problems. Frankly speaking, some departments can no longer listen to the voices of the people. When a fire breaks out, they still try to cover it up with paper, attempting to downplay the seriousness of the matter and make it disappear."

This situation deserves serious attention!

After Hou Liangping finished speaking, Nie Xin, who was also a vice minister but concurrently served as the head of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, spoke up.

"Comrade Liangping, you are still young. The occurrence of such situations is not always due to fear of public supervision."

Instead, people are sometimes easily swayed by their emotions, and regardless of the facts, they tend to criticize the relevant departments first.

They're restricting comments for the sake of their work, Minister Chen, what do you think? Shouldn't we avoid being too strict?

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo looked at the other person, and their eyes met. Chen Luo replied, sentence by sentence, "Comrade Nie Xin, do you mean that ordinary people don't even have the right to supervise? Or do you mean that the comrades below are afraid of being supervised?"

Will the public lose anything by criticizing us? I think not. On the contrary, the departments that are silenced and given the cold shoulder will continue to do as they please once the heat dissipates!