In an effort to combat the ‘historical nihilists’ ahead of the 100th anniversary celebrations in July, the China Communist Party (CCP) celebrated its 100th anniversary, the Chinese government said it was overseeing the removal of more than two million posts containing "dangerous" historical discourse.
Wen Youhua, director of the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC) department, said: “For some time, some people have been spreading harmful information about online historical nihilism, using imagination and reminders. "Since the launch of the campaign, we have officially dealt with a host of social media accounts that spread historical fraud," he said.
"We have appealed to various websites to remove more than 2 million posts that violate the rules or regulations," he added.
‘Historical nihilism’ is a term used in China to describe public skepticism and skepticism about the Chinese Communist Party’s description of past events.
On April 10, a Chinese cyber administrator released a call that would report online comments that denigrated the ruling Communist Party and its history, vowing to "kill" those who killed history.
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The phone number allowed people to report colleagues who ‘distorted’ the party’s history, attacked its leadership and policies, defamed national heroes and ‘denied the socialist beauty’ online, Fox News quoted in a statement issued by China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) on Friday.
The notice read: "Some with bad intentions ... have been spreading the misconceptions of the internet, misrepresenting, degrading and disregarding the Party's history."
"We hope that the majority of Internet users will play their part in managing the community ... and actively report risky details," he added.
China's Internet is heavily tested and many foreign communication networks, search engines and news outlets are banned in the country.
Internet authorities often promote online research and employment before major events including historical monuments, political rallies and sporting events.
Earlier this year, amendments to the law stated that people 'cursing, slandering and violating the memories of Chinese heroes and martyrs could be imprisoned for up to three years.
China has been criticized around the world for its strict ban on information, especially by withholding information about the coronavirus outbreak.
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