On Thursday night, China’s major video streaming sites censored Zhao Wei’s search results, the very popular actress also known as Zhao Wei.
Her name was suddenly deleted from the end of the main TV series, and a forum dedicated to the actress on the social media platform Weibo was also mysteriously closed. The label “Zhao Wei Super Topic Closed” received 850 million views.
The official did not give a reason.
But earlier this year, Zhao and her husband were banned from trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange because the authorities ruled that the 2016 takeover offer failed to “disrupt the market order”.
Chinese Internet regulators issued new regulations on Friday to ban celebrity rankings and strengthen control of “chaotic” celebrity fan clubs and management agencies.
Video streaming website IQiyi said it would stop all idol talent show On Thursday, a Chinese boy band composed of elementary school students disbanded earlier this week because the age of the performers sparked strong public opposition.
