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Southern Finance Omnimedia Group

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2014

    21st Century Media 'News Extortion' Case: Former President Shen Hao Sentenced

    In September 2014, police found that 21st Century Net and 21st Century Media, by threatening negative reporting, paid retractions, and 'paid silence,' forced companies to pay advertising fees or 'cooperation fees'; many companies were involved, and the case was officially characterized as a serious economic crime. In December 2015, a court sentenced former president Shen Hao to four years in prison for extortion and forced trading, fined 21st Century Media 9.485 million yuan, and shut down 21st Century Net.

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