Reflections on the Rule of Law: The Governance of Public Opinion under the Background of Intelligent Media and COVID-19 Bin Yan*, Keqing Wang

Abstract

With the development of artificial intelligence and algorithmic technology, the "Internet public opinion" during the coronavirus pandemic has shown different features comparing previous times——they are the coexistence of responsiveness and paranoia, the coexistence of consultation and hierarchy, and the combination of incentive and incitement. We believe that the government should regulate, supervise and lead the "Internet public opinion" through the rule of law to cope with those newly emerged characteristics. To be specific, the first is to improve the law system for comprehensive governance of online public opinion, and the second is to strengthen the network platform and its algorithm rules. The final is to improve the law and media literacy of the general public.