據國家網際網路信息辦公室官微消息，6月10日，國家網際網路信息辦公室指導北京市網際網路信息辦公室，約談新浪微博負責人，責令其立即整改，暫停更新微博熱搜榜和熱門話題榜一周。
On Wednesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China's Beijing branch pulled up executives of Sina Weibo, and asked it to make amends for some wrongdoings.
According to Xinhua report, the wrongdoings of Sina Weibo include interfering in a recent public opinion event, and spreading illegal news on its platform. For its wrongdoing, the micro blog has suspended updating its hot list and searching list from Wednesday to June 17, faces a fine, and will be punishing those responsible for the bloomer.
The micro blog responded saying they will make amends and render efforts towards maintaining a clean, healthy cyberspace.
That move is necessary. Many citizens use the micro blog to share and exchange information and news, giving the events ample social focus. Sina Weibo is the largest platform of its kind in China, with 462 million users regularly logging in by the end of 2018. People just need to key in 140 words and click on a share button for any information to reach multitudes, which is rather convenient to spread in this age of fragmented information.
Given that information shared on it reaches such a wide audience, punishing the micro blog for spreading misinformation becomes a necessity. After all there had been order since the founding of the platform in 2009 till the recent incident.
Some say that Sina Weibo is a listed company and is only answerable to its stakeholders. However, a platform like it is already like an extension of society and its managers cannot wash their hands of their responsibility to society. The public space belongs to all its users and society, not to those holding Sina Weibo's shares only. Therefore, Sina Weibo must be punished for its wrongdoing and to ensure a clean and healthy cyberspace.
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