On January 7, 2017, the the Cyberspace Administration of China published a notice on its website entitled "Sina, Global Times, China.com, and Other Websites Post Harmful Information in Violation of Rules, Get Reported by China's Internet Users" (新浪网、环球网、中华网等网站违规刊载有害信息 受到网民集中举报). Some excerpts:
In 2016, the the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center (hereinafter "Reporting Center") received almost 1,000,000 reports from the public. These included reports that Sina, Global Times, Netease, China.com, Voice of China, Shangdu, Tom.com, and Chongqing Online were publishing harmful information in violation of rules, or were providing a platform for the publication of harmful information. There was a strong negative public reaction.
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Based on user reports and a selective examination by the Reporting Center, various channels on Sina included vulgar and revealing photos, text and information, and there was a relatively large quantity of posts on Sina blogs that distorted Party and national history, spread evil cults and promoted pornographic videos.
Netease's "Headline Party" problem was particularly acute, and in an attempt to attract eyeballs it would maliciously distort headlines, publish articles selectively, exaggerate facts, and mislead the public.
Some of the articles on the Global Times used vulgar and exotic language to attract readers, and had a harmful orientation. There was a lack of effective moderation of comments, and some comments were extremist and spread rumors.
2016年，国家互联网信息办公室违法和不良信息举报中心（以下简称“举报中心”）共受理公众举报近百万件次，其中，新浪网、环球网、网易网、中华网、华声在线、商都网、TOM网、重庆热线8家网站违规刊载有害信息，或为有害信息传播提供平台，网民举报集中，社会反应强烈。
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根据公众举报及举报中心抽查，新浪个别频道存在低俗暴露图文信息，新浪博客中存在较多歪曲党史国史、宣扬邪教及推介色情AV的帖文。网易“标题党”问题突出，为博人眼球，恶意篡改标题、选择性报道，夸大事实，误导公众。环球网一些文章用低俗、猎奇字眼吸引读者，导向不良；跟帖评论缺乏有效管理，一些跟帖言论偏激、传播谣言。
