- China has created a website for vigilante citizens to report distorted headlines and harmful information about its military.
- The website also invites the public to report military leaks.
- China previously created software that automatically reports if a soldier leaks secret information or uses "sensitive words" online.
- Strict cyber-security laws are growing in China, where citizens' online activity is closely monitored.
China launched a new website this week where citizens can report leaks and fake news about the military.
The move is consistent with China's internet censorship laws, which are some of the strictest in the world.
Chinese state media reported the website, China Army Network Report Platform, "
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including "harmful information" or "distorting the headlines" about China's military, "systemically editing original news" about the military, and reports "attacking" or "distorting and deconstructing the history" of the Communist Party.
The website was created to implement the "guiding spirit" of China's Congress in order to create a "clean and bright cyber-military space," and also accepts reports on illegal internet use by military members, including members
Internet connected wearables, like smart watches, are also banned in order to prevent leaks, according to an NBC news report.
In 2016, one man was sentenced to death for leaking more than 150,000 classified documents to an unidentified foreign power, Reuters reported.
Sweeping cybersecurity laws came into effect in June 2017. Both local and international companies must store user data in China and submit to government spot checks.