Chinese Blogger Jailed For Rumour Mongering And Sensational Headlines!

A Chinese blogger, Qin Zhihui, 30, has been slammed with a 3year jail sentence for rumour mongering and sensational headlines. He was accused of spreading rumours about the government and celebrities. He is the first blogger to be jailed since the government decided to crackdown on online bloggers. 

According to the China Post, Qin & his 3 colleagues sensationalized headlines to drive traffic to websites, targeting public figures, such as retired major general Luo Yan, television personality Yang Lan , and Zhang Haidi, an advocate for the disabled. They also spread false reports that a foreign victim of the 2011 train crash received a £24million in compensation while denying equal payment to Chinese families. The post immediately went viral and was reposted more than 11,000 times with over 3,000 comments blasting the Chinese government.
Qin had this to say during his final judgement:

“I don’t want to defend myself .I just want to say that I hope my experience is a lesson to other microbloggers.”