China Pays up to U$ 100 to Delete Negative Web Comments
- China’s Credibility Crisis
This is more of what is contributing to China’s credibility crisis. Companies are paying to have negative comments of them erased from the net.
Excerpt:An underground business, that charges companies high fees to delete negative news or posts against them, has been flourishing in the run-up to World Consumer Rights Day today, normally regarded as the most important day to highlight a company’s good reputation.
Such business operators describe themselves as “public relation experts for dealing with crises” and release their mobile phone numbers or contact details through online instant messaging programs such as QQ on the Internet.
Although there is no data available on the number of operators, a Baidu search in Chinese of “professional post-deleting company in Beijing” revealed a total of 679,000 pages.
Insiders told METRO they work like agents for companies or individuals worried about online scandals or negative reports and persuade portals reproducing or forwarding such information to delete it.
An operator surnamed Wu with Han De Kai Si Crisis Dealing Experts Company, told METRO on Sunday they normally charge 600 to 800 yuan per post deleted.
He revealed there were usually two ways to deal with such business crises, including paying insiders within websites to delete online information and hiring people to release positive posts with the same titles as negative posts.
“So, when civilians search the names or brands of businesses, they will find them enjoying good reputations on many web pages,” he said.
Wu said, if created by his company, such positive posts cost 300 yuan per 1,000 Chinese characters and 150 yuan for one post released in an eye-catching position on a website.
- China’s Credibility Crisis
This is more of what is contributing to China’s credibility crisis. Companies are paying to have negative comments of them erased from the net.
Excerpt:An underground business, that charges companies high fees to delete negative news or posts against them, has been flourishing in the run-up to World Consumer Rights Day today, normally regarded as the most important day to highlight a company’s good reputation.
Such business operators describe themselves as “public relation experts for dealing with crises” and release their mobile phone numbers or contact details through online instant messaging programs such as QQ on the Internet.
Although there is no data available on the number of operators, a Baidu search in Chinese of “professional post-deleting company in Beijing” revealed a total of 679,000 pages.
Insiders told METRO they work like agents for companies or individuals worried about online scandals or negative reports and persuade portals reproducing or forwarding such information to delete it.
An operator surnamed Wu with Han De Kai Si Crisis Dealing Experts Company, told METRO on Sunday they normally charge 600 to 800 yuan per post deleted.
He revealed there were usually two ways to deal with such business crises, including paying insiders within websites to delete online information and hiring people to release positive posts with the same titles as negative posts.
“So, when civilians search the names or brands of businesses, they will find them enjoying good reputations on many web pages,” he said.
Wu said, if created by his company, such positive posts cost 300 yuan per 1,000 Chinese characters and 150 yuan for one post released in an eye-catching position on a website.
