Basic Research on the Applicability of the Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles to Regulating Cyber rumors
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Current theoretical debates concerning the application of the crime of picking quarrels and provoking troubles to regulate Cyber rumor crimes primarily revolve around three propositions: "whether cyberspace order constitutes public order," "whether public places include cyberspace," and "whether online rumormongering and rumorspreading can be recognized as 'stir up trouble'." This paper argues that cyberspace order possesses independent significance for protection, and its value should be defined as "a state of freedom and order of expression," taking into account the specific characteristics of the cyberspace. Cyberspace is a public places, justified by Foucault's spatial theory of "heterotopia," which abandoning the physical appearance of "place," emphasis is placed on grasping the practical aspects of "place". Defining "stir up trouble" from a typological perspective provides a viable solution for classifying online rumormongering and rumorspreading as such conduct.
DOI: 10.54691/xcmk8r31
Author: Hongyu Zhou
Institution: Beijing Normal University
Language: English
Topic: Criminal Law and Policy
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413364967