China Starts Website to Refute Rumors as Online Scrutiny Grows
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Baidu Inc. and Sina Corp. are among Chinese Internet companies that have jointly created a website for refuting rumors, the latest step in government efforts to increase scrutiny of information spread online.
The website officially began operations yesterday under the oversight of the Beijing Internet Information Office and the Beijing Internet Association, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Sohu.com Inc. and NetEase Inc. also contributed to creating the site, which is hosted by Qianlong.com, a news portal controlled by the Beijing city government.