To ensure Tsai Ing-wen leaves office smoothly, purging opposition voices online is a key focus for the 'Ta-Green-Ban'. 'Green-brained' cyber troopers have mobilized, using an integrated industry chain to amplify small incidents into major crises, attack the opposition, and drain social resources and public attention.
This article reports on the 'Taipei Songren Road Ground Crack' fake news that went viral after the Hualien earthquake on April 18, 2019. The CIB's Cyber Crime Metropolitan Detachment referred a man surnamed Wang and a female netizen surnamed Lai for prosecution under the Social Order Maintenance Act. In a short commentary, the author strongly criticizes the Tsai Ing-wen government for recklessly amending laws to stop political opponents, leading to a 'chilling effect' even in 'non-malicious' cases. The article questions whether people will still dare to speak up about natural disasters or emergencies if publicly sharing what they see could lead to penalties, concluding sarcastically by 'praising Tsai Ing-wen.'