A man holding a phone walks past a sign of ByteDance's Douyin app in Hangzhou, China, on October 18, 2019. Photo: Reuters
TikTok sister app Douyin removes thousands of accounts for flaunting wealth
- Douyin owner ByteDance said the platform has banned and removed thousands of accounts and videos for “money worship” and other inappropriate behaviour
- Wealth inequality remains a challenge in China even though it has shown a declining trend in recent years
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A man holding a phone walks past a sign of ByteDance's Douyin app in Hangzhou, China, on October 18, 2019. Photo: Reuters