- Chinese influencer banned from social media for flaunting a lavish life
- The ban on influencers is China’s latest attempt to crack down on social media stars
An influencer dubbed ‘China’s Kim Kardashian’ for his lavish lifestyle has been banned from Chinese social media for bragging about his wealth and opulence.
Wang Haongquanxing isn’t the only Chinese social media star to disappear from social platforms, as the Chinese government cracks down on “flaunting excessive wealth” in its latest campaign to maintain its dominance over the country’s social media culture.
Wang and other influencers, known for posting photos and videos of their extravagant lifestyles, were banned by several Chinese social media platforms last week after the Cyberspace Administration of China, the internet regulator, announced a push against “creating ostentatious personas’. month.
Van Wang, who had around 4.3 million followers on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, is known for bragging about the level of his wealth, with his posts often featuring designer clothes and accessories and frequent appearances at luxury fashion events .
He even once said in an interview that he never goes out unless he is wearing an outfit and jewelry worth at least 10 million yuan ($1.4 million).
Chinese influencer nicknamed ‘China’s Kim Kardashian’ Wang Haongquanxing has been banned from social media for flaunting his lavish lifestyle.
The social media star has been known to brag about his wealth, claiming he owns seven houses and won’t leave the house in outfits that cost less than $1.4 million.
Wang Haongquanxing isn’t the only Chinese influencer banned from the internet for bragging about his wealth.
He has also posted content of himself covered in diamonds bragging about his seven houses in the flashy Beijing complex, Star River.
He first rose to fame in 2022 when he posted a video of himself on his hands and knees asking his mother for money.
Another influencer who fell victim to China’s wealth ban was Sister Abalone – a wealthy socialite from Guangdong province who was said to show off her mansion on Douyin.
According to the Singapore news channel Channel News AsiaSeveral of the country’s social platforms, such as Tencent, Douyin, Weibo and Xiaohongshu, have backed the internet watchdog’s concerns.
On May 15, Weibo made a statement said it is committed to creating a “civilized, healthy and harmonious” environment.
The ban on social media comes as the Chinese regulator wants to eradicate ‘ostentatiousness and materialism’.
The social media platform also stated that it has “cleaned” 1,1100 posts flaunting wealth.
This is not China’s first crackdown on influencers. In 2021, China’s ‘queen of livestreaming’ was fined £160 million for tax evasion as Beijing sought to crack down on celebrity culture.
Internet celebrity Viya, whose real name is Huang Wei, was fined in 2019 and 2020 for concealing personal income and other violations, the tax office in Hangzhou, a city in southern China, said.
As a result, the e-commerce livestreamer’s accounts on Weibo, Taobao Live and Douyin went offline.