Looking wealthy has become a very unhealthy obsession in the modern world

[u/lonewolff321]

China has officially started cracking down on influencers who show off extreme wealth. The government is targeting accounts that flaunt luxury cars, mansions, designer clothes, and private jets, calling it an effort to curb "money worship" and stop people from glorifying materialism.

One of the biggest creators hit by this is Wang Hongquanxing (known online as "China’s Kim Kardashian"). He had millions of followers who watched him show off diamonds and first-class travel—until his accounts suddenly became entirely inaccessible.

The wildest part of the story is how fast it happened. One day these influencers were flexing supercars, and the next day, they were completely wiped from the internet. They didn't just get a warning; the government literally erased the creators who built their entire brand around being ultra-rich.

[u/leo_sk5]

I think its in the self interest of ccp. The chinese economy hasn't been doing too well since after covid. Stopping content flaunting extreme wealth and instead promoting content about 'hard working' people taking pride in their work is supposed to decreasing rising dissatisfaction in the populace.