Archives of content related to social media account bans.
After a delivery rider was stabbed to death, a large number of netizens flooded the social media comment section of HungryPanda, demanding a response and accountability from the platform. HungryPanda subsequently adjusted its comment permissions to allow only followers to comment.
Recently, Yongxin Middle School in Jiangxi Province forced students to participate in a track meet while running in the rain, refusing any requests for leave, while school leaders stood by under shelter. After a student posted a video of the scene on Douyin, they were warned and ordered to delete the post.
Douyin launched a chat bubble decoration in its personalized store featuring a figure holding a sign. Netizens associated it with the 2022 White Paper Movement and began posting messages while imitating the gesture. After the discussion fermented, the decoration was removed.
The topic of Xi Jinping voting trended on Weibo. After the People's Daily forwarded it, the comment section showed that the platform had enabled comment filtering. Netizens found that Weibo's AI smart search showed an interruption in thinking for this topic, responding that it was temporarily unable to answer.
Recently, an online store selling LGBTQ+ themed brooches, bracelets, and other accessories had its products repeatedly removed by the platform for being 'politically sensitive.' In a clearance notice, the owner stated that the repeated removals were too exhausting and that they were preparing to close the shop.
Some posts on the Wuhan University Baidu Tieba forum accusing Liu Yizhen of involvement in telecom fraud in Myanmar were subsequently blocked or deleted. Netizens accused the moderators of attempting to cover up the incident and questioned the deletion of the posts.
Recently, netizens discovered that a Bilibili video titled "Trump wants to be president for a third term, can the Constitution stop him?" reached 79,000 views, but is suspected of being silenced—with comments and bullet comments showing zero—due to allegations that it alludes to Xi Jinping's constitutional amendment.
A netizen was permanently banned from WeChat, Xiaohongshu, and Douyin after posting a taboo nickname for Xi Jinping, "getting used to the recent plain and ordinary days" (a pun on Xi Jinping's name), on their Moments.
The netizen's Xianyu and NetEase Cloud accounts linked to the same phone number were also permanently banned. The reason given for the Xianyu ban was "improper registration," and for NetEase Cloud, it was "involving politics."
On November 4, the Douyin account of local state media "Tongling TV" posted a video criticizing influencer singer Na Yina for her high-profile promotion of her new song "Sour Oranges." Na Yina appeared in the comment section to ask the station whether they implement the eight-hour workday, two-day weekends, and triple pay for holidays. The comment was subsequently deleted.
On November 4, a Hupu netizen posted that the 2026 France team match highlights on the CCTV Video app had been removed, and the 2022 World Cup final highlights were also missing, though other 2022 France team match content remained.
On the afternoon of November 3, the netizen's accounts on platforms including Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Kuaishou, and Xianyu were all permanently banned, and they are worried that their WeChat account will also be banned.
On the evening of November 2, news emerged that the travel influencer "Feng Ge Wangming Tianya," who has tens of millions of followers, is suspected of being banned again. His accounts on Weibo, Bilibili, and Douyin have all stopped updating. His last Weibo post was on October 27, and numerous fans have left comments asking about his status without receiving a response. His last public offline appearance was during the Halloween event in Hangzhou, after which he was taken away by the police.
On November 2, a Bilibili blogger posted a video explaining the idiom 'Xi yan bu cha'. Screenshots show it reached 135,000 views, but with zero comments or bullet comments, as the comment section was disabled.
Recently, the family of an infant named Guoguo posted on Douyin seeking help, recounting the process of the child's death during surgery and claiming that their account has been continuously throttled, with multiple previous posts no longer viewable.