Corporate behavior, consumption, and market dynamics.
Recently, many netizens have complained that their saved Xi Jinping memes were automatically grouped together by iPhone Photos' facial recognition, sparking heated discussion.
Around November 9, a netizen live-streamed the game 'Neverness to Everness' on Douyin, in which a camouflage tank drove onto city streets and fired at a building entrance. The live chat associated the scene with the 1989 June 4 tank crackdown. Afterward, the streamer's account could no longer be found by searching their nickname from the recording.
On November 9, 2026, a Douyin user posted a page of school rules, in which "jumping off a building" is explicitly stated to result in "expulsion from the school registry," sparking heated discussion among netizens. Some mocked, "I've already jumped off the building, why would I be afraid of you expelling me?"
On November 9, a HungryPanda delivery rider in Melbourne reported to dispatch that their order had been stolen by a homeless person and that they had been spat on. The dispatcher's first reaction was to ask if the food could be retrieved, urging the rider to try to get it back, before eventually telling them to give up and complete the order. Netizens claim that failing to retrieve the food could result in a deduction from the rider's pay.
On November 9, the Beijing-based stray animal rescue organization "Adoption Shop Tech" posted on Xiaohongshu, stating that the platform requires a 10,000 yuan advertising deposit to contact potential adopters, while also facing traffic restrictions, limited private messaging, and live-streaming tips not being converted into revenue. The organization was founded in 2011 by Yale graduate Chris Barden.
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang sent a letter to all employees on November 8, admitting to infidelity to his wife and issuing a public apology. On the same day, the Nvidia board of directors announced the formation of an independent investigation committee.
On November 8, MeT, who first posted the content, responded that he had not clarified the activation conditions for the screen recording at the time, and reiterated that it was Xiaomi's system security component that performed the recording.
On November 8, a blogger posted a video on Douyin documenting the search for their dog, showing two bags containing dog meat. They later posted another video claiming that Douyin had throttled their reach, while comments and bullet-screen messages from netizens called for the promotion of animal protection legislation.
On November 8, a netizen in Jiangsu posted a public exposure that a school was charging each student a 3 yuan "patriotic movie" viewing fee. The netizen criticized this as forced consumption and charging for patriotic education.
On November 7, Bilibili creators epcdiy and Bian Liang released videos claiming that after Xiaomi's "AI Call Warning" is enabled and authorized, the phone will record about 3 seconds of screen footage during WeChat and QQ video calls, encrypt and upload it to the cloud to determine if it involves fraud, and continue recording after about 2 seconds if no risk is detected; this feature is disabled by default.
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.
On the evening of November 6, Jiemian News reported that the Maextro V800 had announced a recall plan on October 13 due to brake pedal bracket issues, involving 3,217 vehicles. Subsequently, the report was taken down. Many media outlets questioned whether Maextro had spread rumors, and netizens are demanding the investigation results regarding the brake issues.
Recently, a netizen posted that a motorcycle taxi driver with a speech disability sought help, discovering that his account had been automatically deducted approximately 200 yuan per month by "Shuidi Insurance Brokerage" without his knowledge for about five years, totaling over 10,000 yuan.
On November 6, a vlogger in Beijing was charged a default fee of 340 yuan by an inspection station while registering an electric motorcycle. After discovering that the normal cost is only a few dozen yuan, the vlogger returned to question the charge. Staff claimed 280 yuan was a "comprehensive service fee," but refunded the 280 yuan via WeChat on the spot after the vlogger threatened to call 12315 to report them.
On November 6, parents of students at Chonghua Middle School in Nankai District, Tianjin, reported that the school required students who had not received the self-paid HPV vaccine to get vaccinated over the weekend, or otherwise provide a certificate from a Grade A tertiary hospital stating they are unsuitable for vaccination. After parents complained, they were told this was based on a joint notice from the Municipal Health Commission and the Municipal Education Commission.