News from the IT community on October 9th: According to the official WeChat account "Big Company Youth," Baidu's Professional Ethics Committee issued a notification on illegal and disciplinary cases for the year 2026 to all internal staff on October 9th, announcing the handling results of 41 disciplinary cases in one email.

According to the report, a total of 41 individuals were held accountable this time. The violations mainly fell into two categories: one was taking advantage of their positions to seek improper economic benefits, and the other was engaging in fraud and embezzling company funds. Many of the individuals involved have already been dealt with by the relevant authorities according to the law, while the rest have been dismissed, returned to their outsourcing companies, or subjected to internal disciplinary actions. This accountability measure covers a range of personnel including full-time employees, outsourced workers, and interns.

IT quotes the original email as follows (in part):

Announcement on the Handling of Violations of Professional Ethics and Disciplinary Rules at Baidu

I would like to inform everyone about the cases of employees of Q3 company who violated laws and disciplines in 2026. The individuals listed below have seriously violated the company's rules and regulations. In response to these actions that deviate from and trample upon Baidu's culture of integrity and professional ethics, the company has taken a serious approach by dismissing them. Those suspected of criminal offenses have been handled by the judicial authorities according to the law. After discussion by the company's Professional Ethics Committee, the following individuals have been punished for their violations:

1. Li xx, a former employee of the University Cooperation Department, took improper economic benefits by taking advantage of his position. Li xx was dealt with by the public security authorities in accordance with the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities and has been dismissed by the company due to serious violations of company regulations.
2. Former employee of the University Cooperation Department, surnamed xx, took advantage of his position to obtain improper economic benefits. Another employee, surnamed xx, was dealt with by the public security authorities according to the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities and has also been dismissed by the company due to serious violations of company regulations.
3. Cao xx, a former employee of the University Cooperation Department, took improper economic benefits by taking advantage of his position. Cao xx was dealt with by the public security authorities in accordance with the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities and has been dismissed by the company due to serious violations of company regulations and rules.
4. Former employee of the University Cooperation Department, xx, took advantage of his position to obtain improper economic benefits. Employee xx was dealt with by the public security authorities according to the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities and has also been dismissed by the company due to serious violations of company regulations.
5. Chen X, an employee of the original MEG sales business platform, took advantage of his position to obtain improper economic benefits. Chen X was dealt with by the public security authorities in accordance with the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities and has also been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
6. Zhu xx, an employee of the original MEG sales business platform, took improper economic benefits by taking advantage of his position. Zhu xx was dealt with by the public security organs in accordance with the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities, and has also been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
7. Wang xx, a former employee of the Direct Sales North Division of MEG (now retired), took improper economic benefits by taking advantage of his position during his tenure at Baidu. Wang xx has been dealt with by the public security authorities in accordance with the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities.
8. The former employee of the MEG Direct Sales Deep Division, Bian X (who has since left the company), obtained improper economic benefits. Bian X is now being dealt with by the public security authorities according to the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities.
9. Hu xx, a former employee of the MEG Encyclopedia Product Department, took improper economic benefits by taking advantage of his position. Hu xx was dealt with by the public security authorities in accordance with the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities and has also been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
10. Dong xx (who has since left the company), a former employee of Baidu's Encyclopedia Product Department MEG, took advantage of his position to obtain improper economic benefits during his time at Baidu. Dong xx has been dealt with by the public security authorities in accordance with the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities.
11. Dong X, a former employee of the ACG Intelligent Transportation Business Expansion Department (now departed), engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds during his time at Baidu. Dong X has been legally dealt with by the public security authorities for suspected illegal and criminal activities.
12. The former ACG sales department employee, Wang xx (who has since left the company), engaged in fraud during his tenure at Baidu and took advantage of his position to obtain improper economic benefits. Wang xx was dealt with by the public security authorities in accordance with the law due to suspected illegal and criminal activities.
13. Wang X, a former employee of the Sales Department with the identifier ACG, took advantage of his position to obtain improper economic benefits. Wang X was dealt with by the public security authorities according to the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities and has also been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
14. Yang X, an employee from the Second Business Expansion Department of the former ACG, took advantage of his position to obtain improper economic benefits. Yang X was dealt with by the public security authorities in accordance with the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities and has also been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
15. Wang X, a former employee of Business Expansion Department 2 of ACG, who has since left the company, engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds while working at Baidu. Wang X has been dealt with by the public security authorities according to the law for suspected illegal and criminal activities.
16. Hao X, an employee from the Second Business Expansion Department of the former ACG, engaged in fraud during his work. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Hao X has been dismissed by the company.
17. Qiu xx, an employee of the former ACG Business Expansion Department II, engaged in fraud during the course of his work. Qiu xx has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
18. Nie X, an employee of the original MEG sales business platform, engaged in fraud for personal gain and deceived the company, interfering with the company's investigation. Nie X has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
19. The former employee of the MEG sales business platform, Huang xx, engaged in fraud for personal gain and deceived the company, interfering with the company's investigation. Due to serious violations of the company's rules and regulations, Huang xx has been dismissed by the company.
20. He xx, an employee of the original MEG sales business platform, engaged in fraud for personal gain and deceived the company, interfering with the company's investigation. He xx has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
21. Chen xx, an employee of the original MEG sales business platform, engaged in fraud and sought personal gain in the course of his work. Chen xx has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
22. Zhang xx, an employee of the original MEG sales business platform, engaged in fraud and sought personal gain at work. Zhang xx has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
23. The former employee of the MEG sales business platform, Qin xx, engaged in fraud and sought personal gain at work. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Qin xx has been dismissed by the company.
24. The former MEG sales business platform employee xx engaged in fraud and sought personal gain at work. Due to seriously violating company regulations, xx has been dismissed by the company.
25. Li xx, an employee of the original MEG sales business platform, engaged in fraud and sought personal gain at work. Li xx has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
26. Yan xx, an employee of the original MEG sales business platform, engaged in fraud and sought personal gain during his work. Yan xx has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
27. The former employee of the MEG sales business platform, Zhou xx, engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Zhou xx has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating company regulations and rules.
28. Zhang X, an employee of the original IDG Autonomous Driving Division, engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Zhang X has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
29. Dong xx, a former employee of the Xiaodu sales platform, engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Dong xx has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.
30. Weng xx, an outsourced employee of the original Xiaodu sales platform, engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Weng xx has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company due to serious violations of company regulations and rules.
31. The former outsourced employee Luo xx from the IDG Autonomous Driving Technology Department engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Luo xx has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
32. The former outsourced employee Lu X from the IDG Autonomous Driving Technology Department engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Lu X has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
33. The former outsourced employee Luo xx from the IDG Autonomous Driving Technology Department engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Luo xx has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
34. The former outsourced employee Zhang xx from the IDG Autonomous Driving Technology Department engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Zhang xx has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
35. Chen X, an outsourced employee from the original IDG Autonomous Driving Technology Department, engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Chen X has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
36. The former outsourced employee Wang xx from the IDG Autonomous Driving Technology Department engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Wang xx has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
37. Han X, an outsourced employee from the original IDG Autonomous Driving Technology Department, engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Han X has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
38. The former outsourced employee Zhang xx from the IDG Autonomous Driving Technology Department engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Zhang xx has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
39. The former outsourcing employee Huang X from the IDG Autonomous Driving Business Department engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Huang X has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
40. The former outsourcing employee of the IDG Autonomous Driving Business Department, Zhou xx, engaged in fraud and embezzled company funds. Due to serious violations of company regulations, Zhou xx has been returned to the outsourcing company by the company.
41. Former intern from the Public Relations Department, Zhu xx, engaged in fraud, causing economic losses to the company. Zhu xx has been dismissed by the company for seriously violating the company's rules and regulations.

It is worth mentioning that in April of this year, Baidu Group released a report on anti-corruption and fraud efforts for the year 2025. The report shows that a total of 144 employees who violated laws and regulations were investigated and dealt with in 2025; among them, 33 were handled by judicial authorities according to the law, and 111 were punished by the company in accordance with its regulations.