Chinese version of TikTok removes over 20,000 short videos for flaunting wealth

(ECNS) -- Chinese short video platform Douyin, the sister app of TikTok, has removed over 20,000 videos for flaunting wealth since the beginning of 2021.

It listed several types of content that it has dealt with, such as deliberately flaunting wealth, promoting “money worship” and more.

A total of 3,911 short videos have been cleared and five accounts have been punished from July 1 to July 18, said Douyin on Tuesday.

The platform said it will continue to crack down on content and accounts that spreading harmful values.