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· Rebecca Moon
Chinese influencer banned from Douyin for eating a live wasp
A Chinese influencer has been banned from Douyin after he filmed himself eating a live wasp, prompting heavy backlash from online users. The man, who had over 560,000 followers, was banned from the social media platform on Sunday. Following the stunt, he suffered extremely…
· Rebecca Moon
21-year-old woman shepherd in China dubbed ‘gentle desert butcher’ goes viral on Douyin
A 21-year-old woman in northwestern China has been rising to stardom on Douyin for sharing videos of her life as a shepherd. In one video, she slaughters and skins a sheep within eight minutes. The woman’s family owns a sheep farming business, and her daily routine includes…
· Rebecca Moon
Taiwanese boy banned from Douyin for calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a ‘fatty’
In an interview with the YouTube channel 486 Street Polls, a Taiwanese boy revealed that he was banned from Douyin for calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a “fatty.” The boy was asked for his opinion on China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying’s comment about Taiwan…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk’s Chinese doppelgänger ‘Yi Long Musk’ gets banned on Douyin
Elon Musk’s viral doppelgänger, affectionately known online as “Yi Long Musk,” has reportedly been banned from Chinese social media. The Douyin account of the Chinese social media star, whose true identity remains shrouded in mystery, has been wiped clean of content, according…
· Bryan Ke
Douyin users criticize ‘baiting crowd’ for egging on Chinese influencer’s livestream suicide
A Douyin influencer who livestreamed her suicide has prompted other users to question the social media platform’s prevention efforts and the “baiting crowd” phenomenon on China’s version of TikTok. What happened: Luo Xiao Maomao, 25, posted a video on Douyin on the afternoon of…
· Bryan Ke
Douyin, the Chinese TikTok, limits its younger users to 40 minutes a day
On Saturday, Douyin parent company Bytedance announced they would be limiting access to the app for children to 40 minutes a day, in line with the Chinese government’s push to curb “internet addiction” among its youth. Certain limitations: ByteDance’s new control called “youth…
· Ryan General
Video captures screaming woman dragged to quarantine camp in China
A shocking video of a woman apparently being dragged to a COVID-19 quarantine camp in China has emerged online. The distressing clip, which is believed to have been taken last month, was posted by Twitter user Songpinganq, who writes: “Under Xi Jinping's rule, every night,…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese boy goes viral for crying in frustration while teaching his stubborn sister math
A video of a 9-year-old boy crying in frustration as his 9-year-old sister refuses to let him teach her math has gone viral on Chinese social media. According to Chinese news outlets, the viral moment occurred on Oct. 11 in the siblings’ home in Anshan, China. Their mother,…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese parents win netizens’ hearts after transforming truck cabin into ‘princess bedroom’ for their daughter
A mother and father from Qujing, a city in China’s Yunnan province, have captured the attention of Chinese social media users for transforming their coal freight truck cabin into a “princess bedroom” so that their 4-year-old daughter can travel with them on the road. The mother,…
· Rebecca Moon
Homeless single father in China who sells balloons at night with his daughter goes viral
A viral Douyin video uploaded on Saturday shows a homeless single father and his daughter selling balloons late at night. The two reportedly sell balloons until 2 to 3 a.m. and sleep under trees during the day. The father added that he has many unpaid bills and is owed thousands…
· Ryan General
‘You don’t want to take my money, do you?’: Mandarin-speaking rabbi fights antisemitism on China’s TikTok
American Rabbi Matt Trusch, who lived and worked in China for over a decade, is now fighting antisemitism by posting educational videos on his popular Douyin account. In his Douyin bio, Trusch describes himself as a rabbi who shares “wisdom of the Talmud,” “interesting facts…
· Rebecca Moon
27-year-old Chinese man struggles to find a job because of his youthful appearance
A 27-year-old Chinese man has been unable to attain a job for years due to his young appearance. Many companies have rejected the man due to suspicions that he is working as a government agent investigating child labor violations. He shared a video on Douyin where he vented his…
· Bryan Ke
‘Chinese Master of the Square Dance’ becomes online sensation after videos reach TikTok
A man identified as Brother Jian from the Chinese city of Baoding in Hebei province is now known as the “Chinese Master of the Square Dance” after videos of him leading groups of square dancers in public went viral on TikTok. Brother Jian, a tea business owner by day and a…
· Carl Samson
Chinese man executed for setting ex-wife on fire during livestream
A man convicted of killing his ex-wife by setting her ablaze during a livestream was executed in China’s Sichuan province on Saturday. The 30-year-old Tibetan vlogger, known as Lamu, was in the middle of just another livestream on Sept. 14, 2020, when her ex-husband Tang Lu…
· Rebecca Moon
Police investigating Chinese food vlogger who livestreamed herself eating an endangered baby shark
A Chinese food vlogger who livestreamed herself eating an endangered baby great white shark and shared the clip on social media is now being investigated by police. Following social media backlash, the influencer deleted the clip and all other previous posts from her account. In…
· Bryan Ke
Video: Traffic officer working in the pouring rain gets an opportune gift from a passing bus
A bus passenger was caught on camera giving their umbrella to a traffic officer on a rainy day in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province, on June 6. The heartwarming moment was later shared online by Yangcheng Evening News on Douyin on June 10. The video was shared on the…
· Carl Samson
TikTok executive under company investigation after he said he ‘didn’t believe’ in maternity leave
Joshua Ma, chief of TikTok’s European e-commerce arm for ByteDance — the platform’s parent company — was forced to “step back” from his role after telling employees that he did not believe in offering maternity leave. The London-based employees are involved in TikTok Shop, a…
· Rebecca Moon
Chinese man teaches his dog how to start the rice cooker while he is away in viral video
A man in China taught his pet husky how to use an electric rice cooker by remotely instructing the dog through a home surveillance system. Before going out, the man placed the rice into the electric rice cooker. After his errands took longer than expected, the man instructed his…
· Rebecca Moon
Chinese dad goes viral for wearing a skirt to teach his daughters how to avoid wardrobe malfunctions
A Chinese father has gone viral for wearing a skirt and teaching his daughters how to avoid a wardrobe malfunction in a Douyin video posted on May 30. The father explains how to fold the skirt while squatting down to pick something up as his two daughters giggle while following…
· Rebecca Moon
Chinese man spends $51,000 building a luxurious mansion with AC and swimming pool for his pet dogs
A dog lover in China invested 340,000 yuan (approximately $51,100) into building a luxurious estate for his pet dogs. The 33-year-old crayfish businessman, surnamed Zhou, spent three years building the mansion in Xuyi county, Jiangsu Province, in eastern China.