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Chapter 993 - 542 Public Apology! (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 993: Chapter 542 Public Apology! (Please Subscribe)_2

Not only that.

Mist City Arts and Science University also issued a new announcement.

This new announcement was specifically aimed at those netizens who spread rumors.

[Mist City Arts and Science University]v: This afternoon, a dormitory fire was accidentally started by a student. Our university promptly dealt with it, extinguishing the fire in time, evacuating students, and no injuries occurred. However, nonfactual statements about this fire at our university have been spreading online. Our Computer Science Department and Law School, among others, have notified the involved netizens and issued legal letters, demanding that any netizens who have spread rumors about our university’s fire incident and have shared it more than five hundred times, to publicly apologize immediately after seeing this notice. Otherwise, our university will take legal measures to protect our reputation. Please be informed!

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[Comment Section]—

"Damn, Mist City Arts and Science University doesn’t play soft when it comes to internet rumors."

"Remember the last time Mist City Arts and Science University sued a bunch of netizens for defamation and rumor-mongering?"

"Sigh, why can’t netizens learn their lesson? Of all the people to mess with, they have to go after Mist City Arts and Science University."

"666, I bet those who spread the rumors are shaking in their boots right now."

"Hahaha, the rumor-mongers are hastily editing their apology posts overnight."

"Waiting for a massive wave of apologies."

"Is there any kind-hearted netizen who will collect those rumor-mongers’ apology tweets later to make a highlight reel?"

"Waiting for the highlight reel of apologies!"

"Other people’s legal letters are just that – legal letters, but the ones from Mist City Arts and Science University are not so simple; one wrong move and you can get sued."

"To be fair, you can still see the court cases from the last time Mist City Arts and Science University sued for defamation and rumor-mongering on the Internet Court."

"Mist City Arts and Science University is really strong; their Law School is truly impressive!"

"I knew it, which is why when the news was chaotically spreading at the beginning, with claims of an entire building burned down and many people injured, I didn’t believe it, and now it turns out I was right, the turnaround came so quickly."

After Mist City Arts and Science University released this announcement, those netizens who had been spreading the rumors quickly fell silent.

Netizens who had initially disbelieved that the fire at Mist City Arts and Science University was that serious, now reflected on the university’s iron-fisted approach.

However, this time, Mist City Arts and Science University did not directly sue the rumor-mongering netizens but instead gave them a chance to publicly apologize.

Most netizens could actually understand this point.

Mist City Arts and Science University had already been involved in quite a few defamation lawsuits before, and with so many additions now, wouldn’t their Law School be overwhelmed?

Of course.

It wasn’t that Mist City Arts and Science University was unwilling to sue the rumor spreaders; everyone had already witnessed their iron-fisted approach before.

This time, if those who perpetuated the error and spread rumors did not apologize publicly, it’s likely that Mist City Arts and Science University would definitely sue them.

At this moment, an increasing number of netizens who spread the rumors about Mist City Arts and Science University’s fire incident saw this announcement.

And now, fear was in their hearts.

Would Mist City Arts and Science University really sue?

To apologize or not to apologize?

And how could Mist City Arts and Science University have known that my post about the fire exceeded five hundred shares?

If I just play dead, surely I can get away with it, right?

That’s what Xiao Zhang thought.

When he first saw the news about the fire at Mist City Arts and Science University, he’d got carried away and began criticizing the university.

Moreover, his tweet had been retweeted over a thousand times.

Now Xiao Zhang knew that what he had tweeted was "rumor-mongering," and that spreading any rumor more than five hundred times would lead to being held responsible.

Xiao Zhang had just seen the announcement from Mist City Arts and Science University and was now hesitating whether he should apologize.

Thinking about the matter, Xiao Zhang hurriedly called his good friend Xiao Wei.

"Buddy, I’d advise you to publically apologize, or you really might get sued by Mist City Arts and Science University. Once you’re sued, it’ll be tough to handle,"

his friend Xiao Wei urged.

"Damn, really? Will Mist City Arts and Science University actually sue, and how did they find out that my tweet surpassed five hundred shares?"

Xiao Zhang still harbored a sliver of hope.

At this point, Xiao Wei spoke with utmost seriousness and gravity, "Dude, didn’t you see what happened last time? Last time, Mist City Arts and Science University directly sued those netizens who defamed and spread rumors about them. Loads of people got sued. And the computer science department at Mist City Arts and Science University has such powerful technology, not to mention their cooperation with the Mist City police. It would be too easy for them to find you, okay? This time, Mist City Arts and Science University has been lenient, they didn’t sue right away but gave you a chance to publicly apologize. Seize it, man. Honestly, I couldn’t figure out why you’d spread rumors about Mist City Arts and Science University in the first place?"

Xiao Wei really appreciated the private institution that was Mist City Arts and Science University.

When he found out his good friend Xiao Zhang was one of the rumor-mongers, he instantly urged him to publicly apologize, or else the consequences would be quite severe.

Upon hearing all this, Xiao Zhang immediately firmed up his stance, "Okay, then, I’ll draft an apology right away. I guess I just wasn’t thinking straight at that moment, sigh."

And so,

Xiao Zhang quickly drafted an apology for Mist City Arts and Science University and posted it on Twitter.

In no time, it received several hundred shares, likes and comments. Xiao Zhang didn’t dare to look at the comments anymore; after sending out the apology tweet, he closed the Twitter app.

Many other netizens, just like Xiao Zhang, after much inner conflict and struggle, ultimately made the right decision to apologize immediately.

Otherwise, they were going to be greeted with a lawsuit from Mist City Arts and Science University.

On Twitter, within just half an hour, one after another apology tweets appeared under the #MistCityArtsAndScienceUniversityFire topic.

It must be said.

This time, so many netizens apologized promptly, largely because of Mist City Arts and Science University’s strong-arm tactic last time in suing those who slandered and spread lies, which had a significant deterrent effect.

In the past, netizens mostly scoffed at the thought that cease-and-desist letters were ineffective, but now Mist City Arts and Science University really woke them up to the reality of such legal warnings.

Once Mist City Arts and Science University actually delivered a cease-and-desist letter to you, you’d better brace yourself for a lawsuit.

Mist City Arts and Science University in safeguarding its rights was invariably firm and clear-cut.

Wen Ruohan sneaked out her phone to check the online public opinion about the recent fire incident at Mist City Arts and Science University while Principal Ding was "educating" the students of dormitory 325.

As a result, Wen Ruohan saw many of the "rumor-mongers"’ public apologies.

When Wen Ruohan saw these public apologies, her heart was wonderfully elated. She couldn’t wait to immediately share this joyful news with Principal Ding.

But at the moment, Ding Yue wasn’t available.

Because he was in the midst of a thorough discussion with Liu Yuanping and the other three students from dormitory 325.

"So, you must pay attention to the matter of dormitory fire safety. The school hasn’t neglected safety education, and you can’t just think about yourselves. Even if it’s your friends, you must remind or even stop them, you understand?"

Principal Ding earnestly educated the four students from dormitory 325.

"We understand, Principal Ding. We realize our mistakes,"

the attitudes of Liu Yuanping and the others were indeed sincere and earnest.

Principal Ding saw this.

Thus, he turned to Director Qi Chunsheng, then said, "So, I’m going to inform you about the school’s punishment for you guys."

As Principal Ding spoke about punishment, Liu Yuanping and the other three became tense all of a sudden.

Not expulsion, right?

It shouldn’t be, right?

What if they were expelled, what then?

"In light of your negligence, which led to the campus fire, an incident with very serious repercussions, the school has decided to follow a principle of educative discipline and has thus decided to..."

Principal Ding’s each and every word was listened to intently by Liu Yuanping and the others.

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