「中共官媒宣称“翻墙”违法，恐吓民众（2026.05.08）」5月8日，云南省昭通市威信县官方媒体“威信融媒”发布宣传视频称：“翻墙”上网属于违法行为，相关记录可能被纳入个人档案，并影响考公、政审及求职，以此来恐吓民众。视频还称，“翻墙不牟利就不会被追究责任”是谣言，并号召民众“如发现可疑翻墙线索，请向属地网信、公安等部门举报”。
“Chinese State Media Claims ‘Circumventing the Firewall’ Is Illegal, Uses Fear Tactics Against the Public (2026.05.08)”
On May 8, “Weixin Rongmei,” the official media outlet of Weixin County in Zhaotong, released a propaganda video claiming that using tools to circumvent China’s internet firewall is illegal. The video stated that related records could be added to personal files and may affect civil service exams, political background checks, and employment opportunities, in what critics described as an attempt to intimidate the public.
The video also claimed that the belief that “people will not be punished for circumventing the firewall if there is no profit involved” is a rumor, and called on the public to “report any suspicious firewall-circumvention activities to local cyberspace administration or public security authorities.”