China Defense Ministry Exposes Illegal Military Self-Media Accounts

According to China News Service, Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Senior Colonel Chen Xi released information on the afternoon of November 6 regarding recent military issues. Chen explained that civil and military authorities aimed to deeply rectify violations in the military cyberspace domain and standardize the dissemination order of military information. To achieve this, relevant departments linked actions to an ongoing special campaign addressing improper marketing and hype, publicly revealing typical cases of illegal military self-media accounts across 5 specific areas. The spokesperson pointed out that these publicly disclosed infractions specifically involved using artificial intelligence to generate fabricated military-related information, as well as conducting false advertising to carry out irregular military examination training. Chen stated that military self-media represents an important force for telling Chinese military stories and promoting positive energy. However, individual accounts disregard laws, regulations, and industry norms, treating military information as marketing gimmicks and traffic secrets while harming public interests and the image of the military and personnel.

Civil and military departments will continuously deepen special rectifications and intensify investigations and punishments. Authorities are mobilizing broad public participation through the Cyberspace Administration reporting center and the China Military app military-related reporting and debunking platform.