{"id":233349,"date":"2021-08-27T22:52:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T05:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=233349"},"modified":"2022-09-09T18:11:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T01:11:50","slug":"celebrity-culture-clean-up-campaign-targets-stars-and-fans-alike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2021\/08\/celebrity-culture-clean-up-campaign-targets-stars-and-fans-alike\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Culture “Clean Up” Campaign Targets Stars and Fans Alike"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of China\u2019s most famous actresses has been summarily wiped from the internet as part of a \u201cclean up\u201d campaign aimed at celebrity culture. Zhao Wei, who starred in the \u00fcber-popular TV drama “My Fair Princess<\/a>,” became a billionaire through investing in Alibaba, and was the face of Italian high fashion brand Fendi in China, was digitally disappeared overnight without explanation. Her erasure happened in the middle of a Cyberspace Administration of China \u201cspecial operation\u201d against celebrity worship<\/strong><\/a>, which has both targeted celebrity misbehavior and imposed strict new controls on fan interaction with \u201cidols\u201d:<\/p>\n

In June the office of the central cyberspace affairs commission announced a two-month special operation targeting fanclub culture, known as fan quan, which it said negatively affected the mental health of children.<\/p>\n

[\u2026] The 10-point list \u201cto rectify chaos in the fan community\u201d also included an order to \u201cstrictly regulate\u201d celebrity managers and firms running fan pages and other online activities that \u201ccause fans to bully each other\u201d, as well as previously flagged bans on fundraising activities and participation by children.<\/p>\n

[\u2026] In June the commission said children were being induced to contribute to fundraising or voting campaigns for celebrities on competition programmes, that verbal abuse, online bullying and harassment and doxing were taking place, and that people were being encouraged to show off wealth and extravagance. It also said public opinion was being interfered with by bots or social media trends that were hijacked to boost celebrities\u2019 profiles. [Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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* controls to discourage fans from spending money on votes for their idols
* controls on the level of participation from minors
* clean up any illegal fundraising\/crowdfunding<\/p>\n

— Fergus Ryan (@fryan) August 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n