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two recent articles ? one in Xinhua, the other in The People?s Daily, China?s official newspaper ? where Internet rumors are likened with illegal drugs. ?The article states that ?Internet rumors are ?societal drugs??which are no less harmful to society than Internet pornography, gambling or drugs,? he said of the piece in The People?s Daily.

?The comparisons to drugs and drug dealing, sometimes a capital offense in China, may be a sign of an impending harsh crackdown on those who spread Internet rumors,? he said.

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