A social networking account for the popular Chinese e-commerce site Xiaohongshu, or “Little Red Book”, was unavailable on Sunday (6), after a post was posted on Friday (4), the same date as the pro-democracy campaign in 1989. Action was taken. Activists in Tiananmen Square, a Highly Sensitive Opportunity China.
Similar to Friday’s post on your account on China’s social network Weibo Twitter, read: “Tell me out loud: what is today’s date?”, according to a screenshot seen by Reuters. The post was quickly deleted by Xiaohongshu, according to a person familiar with the matter, who declined to be identified.
A Weibo search for Xiaohongshu’s official account showed no results on Sunday, although its own application Appeared to be working normally. Some online surveys stated that the account was not available “due to claims of violation of laws and regulations and relevant provisions of the Weibo Community Convention”.
Company, backed by Chinese Internet giants Alibaba And Tencent did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
China’s Cyberspace Administration, the country’s Internet regulator, could not be reached for comment, and Sina Weibo did not respond to a request for comment.
In March, The Information reported that the site was considering an initial public offering. America.
Xiaohongshu’s Weibo account frequently asks questions as part of its regular engagement with users.
