'Wild Reviews' as Competitive Weapons: Automakers Need New Reputation Defense Frameworks

I noticed an interesting detail: a blogger with a million followers was sentenced for fabricating crash test videos, which is the first criminal conviction of its kind in the automotive industry. Previously, similar incidents mostly ended with civil compensation or administrative fines, but this time it directly fell under Article 221 of the Criminal Law, "Crime of Damaging Commodity Reputation." This sends a signal—regulators are starting to view "wild reviews" as systemic risks, rather than just PR crises for individual companies.