On August 27, 2026, the People's Daily, an official media outlet of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), opened an account on the overseas social platform Threads. It was immediately flooded with reports and mockery from a large number of netizens, and the People's Daily closed its comment section the following day.
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李老师不是你老师TG
2026-10-04 06:36 · 🖼 8月27日，不少网友发现，中共中央委员会机关报《人民日报》入驻了threads。
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李老师不是你老师TG
2026-10-04 06:37 · 🖼 后续：人民日报的Threads账号已设为私密。
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People's Daily account on Threads closed comments after being flooded with mockery by netizens
2026.08.28 · Hearsay
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