Targeting posts boasting of personal wealth appears to be part of campaign to ‘purify the internet cultural environment’
The crackdown is a part of China’s campaign to create a ‘social-ecological environment that is civilised, healthy and harmonious’, Weibo’s statement said.The crackdown is a part of China’s campaign to create a ‘social-ecological environment that is civilised, healthy and harmonious’, Weibo’s statement said.Chinese social media companies have launched a new crackdown on user content, targeting posts that show off personal wealth and financial extravagance.
In a statement posted online on Wednesday, Weibo said it had spent this month carrying out special management work on “undesirable value-orientated content”, including content The statement said it had targeted posts showing off luxury cars and expensive properties. Posts seen as bragging about wealth and the freedom that comes with being rich were also removed.The crackdown is a part of China’s campaign to create a “social-ecological environment that is civilised, healthy and harmonious”, Weibo’s statement said.
Douyin said it had removed 4,701 messages and 11 accounts from 1 to 7 May. Xiaohongshu said it had cleaned up 4,273 “illegal” posts in the past two weeks and closed 383 accounts, and Weibo said it had removed more than 1,100 pieces of content, according to Chinese media outlet,Data released from China’s National Bureau of Statistics showed the 2023 income gap in Beijing has reached its greatest value since data collection began in 1985.
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