WeChat Bans Lots of Weird Stuff
WeChat (700.HK) has always dealt with restrictions on what can be shown on the super popular live streaming app, as required by the Chinese government, but parent Tencent (700.HK) has now added another level of restrictions to its ‘do not do’ list which include some rather odd and some rather specific items that are now prohibited. The typical Chinese government issues, such as leaking state secrets, promoting what it defines as terrorism, broadcasting news without government clearance, or even insulting government officials, look rather tame compared to the recent WeChat additions, which include fortune telling, videos that show the inside of nightclubs or foot massage parlors, coffins, tombstones, guessing the gender of a baby before birth, and eating any non-food items.
Smoking, drinking, swearing, showing tattoos (no Hell’s Angels in China), skydiving, bungee jumping, free climbing, paragliding, parachuting are also banned, along with smashing cacti with bare hands. There are many abns that specify clothing, such as female pants or skirts that are more than 2cm below the belly button, see-through items, flesh colored tights, fishnet stockings, suspenders, triangle or low rise shorts, although men are less restricted with the more general restrictions of ‘no going topless or appearing only in underwear’.
There are some that are more obvious such as no simulated sex acts or revealing cleavage, but also included are no repeated squatting, seductive lip licking, or hip shaking, which will be a burden or Elvis impersonators on the Mainland, but among the strangest of all is the ban on nose-picking and wearing underpants on one’s head, which after searching on Google, we find is far more common than expected.. Penalties include being banned from the site and potential government penalties for more serious violations, which would likely be a bit more onerous than a site ban. No comment…
Smoking, drinking, swearing, showing tattoos (no Hell’s Angels in China), skydiving, bungee jumping, free climbing, paragliding, parachuting are also banned, along with smashing cacti with bare hands. There are many abns that specify clothing, such as female pants or skirts that are more than 2cm below the belly button, see-through items, flesh colored tights, fishnet stockings, suspenders, triangle or low rise shorts, although men are less restricted with the more general restrictions of ‘no going topless or appearing only in underwear’.
There are some that are more obvious such as no simulated sex acts or revealing cleavage, but also included are no repeated squatting, seductive lip licking, or hip shaking, which will be a burden or Elvis impersonators on the Mainland, but among the strangest of all is the ban on nose-picking and wearing underpants on one’s head, which after searching on Google, we find is far more common than expected.. Penalties include being banned from the site and potential government penalties for more serious violations, which would likely be a bit more onerous than a site ban. No comment…
SpongeBob Squarepants - Source: Nickelodeon
RSS Feed