On April 23, the official Weibo @Weibo administrator of Sina Weibo Community Management issued the "2024 Weibo "Sports Fan Circle Ecological Governance" Special Action Series Announcement (1)", and launched a 3-month "Sports Fan Circle Ecological Governance" special action from now on. According to the announcement, 1,581 illegal content in the sports fan circle has been cleaned up at this stage, and 203 illegal accounts have been banned in stages to permanently banned depending on the degree.
According to the announcement, in recent years, with the vigorous development of Chinese sports, more and more sports and outstanding athletes have been sought after by spectators and fans, but some irrational star-chasing behaviors have also been bred by this, making sports appear "fan circle" tendency. In order to maintain a healthy community ecological order, restore the purest charm of sports, and reject the "chaos in the fan circle" in the sports field, Weibo earnestly fulfills the main responsibility of the platform and launches a three-month special action of "ecological governance of the sports fan circle" from now on.
In fact, this is not the first time that the "sports fan circle" has received attention from platforms and officials. In recent years, the "fan circle culture" has been infiltrated from the entertainment industry to the sports circle, and this phenomenon has intensified. Under the banner of chasing stars, some fans followed the photos for a long time in public places such as airports, hotels, and athletes' dormitories, causing chaos in public places and seriously affecting the normal life of athletes.
This phenomenon is particularly obvious in areas of high concern such as table tennis, swimming, and diving, and athletes have also repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the "fan circle" behavior. Wang Chuqin, a national table tennis player, once angrily reprimanded his followers at the airport, and Fan Zhendong also posted a blog saying that his ID number was maliciously spread and spread rumors, and his mobile phone number was harassed and abused, causing great harm to him and his family.
In addition to offline follow-up and privacy violations, online behaviors such as control and irrational support that were unique to the fan circle in the past also occurred from time to time in the sports circle. Some extreme fans participate in and incite fan groups to tear each other apart because of their different support for athletes, and publish insulting and abusive remarks against athletes, coaches, referees, etc. These irrational practices can also cause distress to athletes, and even affect their normal life and training.
Previously, in response to the spread and infiltration of the "fan circle" chaos into the sports field, the State General Administration of Sports and the Chinese Olympic Committee have successively forwarded articles, calling on all sectors of society to respect the personal rights and interests of athletes, rationally chase stars, avoid inappropriate words and deeds, and resolutely put an end to the spread of the "fan circle" chaos to the sports field. This time, the Weibo platform once again launched a special action against this phenomenon, aiming to do a good job in the governance and guidance of the sports fan circle, calling on the majority of users to focus on the stadium, feel the pure charm of sports online, and jointly create a clear cyberspace.
As soon as the announcement came out, many netizens commented to express their support. "Respect the athletes, refuse to make sports fancircles!" "Let sports return to purity!" I hope that the audience can pay attention to athletes in the right way, leave their love for them in the arena, and resolutely resist the "fancircle" of sports.
Southern + reporter Xu Yi
【Author】 Xu Yi
[Source] Southern Press Media Group Southern + client