A Chinese social media influencer has been kicked off the country’s hottest online platforms because web censorship authorities disapproved of his posts showing off his luxury clothes and high-end jewelry.
Wang Hongquanxing, who has earned the moniker “China’s Kim Kardashian” for his overt displays of wealth, was abruptly taken off China’s social media sites for bragging in regards to the large amounts of cash he spends on clothing and other goods, in line with reports.
Wang, who once bragged that he never left his home without wearing jewelry and clothing that totals a minimum of $1.4 million in value, has been barred from sites including Weibo, Douyin and Xiaohongshu.
Wang Hongquanxing has been banned from social media in his native China. Wang Hongquanxing/Douyin
The Chinese government’s “cyberspace administration” ruled that social media users weren’t permitted to “create ostentatious personas.”
Experts speculated that Chinese government authorities were sensitive to wealthy individuals flaunting their luck during a time of serious economic downturn nationwide.
“It is probably going that many individuals do see this type of content as vulgar, particularly during an economic slowdown,” Carwyn Morris, an authority on Chinese web policy for Leiden University within the Netherlands, told Financial Times.
“So this conduct makes the authority seem more moral and upstanding of their actions.”
In April, Chinese authorities said they might crack down on any online behavior that was “deliberately showcasing a lavish lifestyle built on wealth.”
Dubbed “China’s Kim Kardashian,” Wang is thought for his ostentatious displays. Getty Images for BMW
“Once materialism starts spreading, it will possibly have a nasty influence on teenagers . . . Hence this trend of luxury on the web must be stopped,” the authorities announced in an announcement published by state-run media in China.
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Wang, nevertheless, reportedly continued to point out off his wares online.
On the TikTok-like social media platform Douyin, the 31-year-old has 4.3 million followers who view his short-form videos through which he’s seen talking in regards to the seven luxury apartments he owned in Beijing.
Wang (second from right) is one in every of several social media personalities who’ve been taken off Chinese web platforms. Getty Images for BMW
Wang would also appear wearing jade and pink diamonds, in line with report.
Chinese censors also banned one other influencer, “Sister Abalone,” a middle-aged socialite who boasts greater than 2 million followers.
In keeping with reports, “Sister Abalone” would regal her followers with video tours of the mansions that she owns in Macau.
Wang reportedly wears a minimum of $1.4 million value of clothing and jewellery when he leaves his home. Wang Hongquanxing/Douyin
The influencer often known as “Mr. Bo” was also faraway from online platforms after he posted videos to his 3 million followers showing him carrying around his dogs in designer bags.
“Mr. Bo” was also known to brag in regards to the custom Rolls-Royce that he received as a present for his twenty fifth birthday.
