Chinese influencers who go to Buddhist temples to gain attention find themselves in crosshairs of online crackdown
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Sep 25 2021 at 1:00 AM GMT
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- Another category of online influencers have run afoul of Chinese regulators amid the government’s internet clean-up campaign: people who try to exploit Buddhist temples for attention.
- The influencers, who do not appear to be monks, typically share social media posts showing them performing “Buddhist activities”, such as praying, meditating or practising calligraphy in temples.
- They are often women dressed to the nines and flashing expensive handbags.
- Some simply walk into a Buddhist temple and do….
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- Published Sep 25, 2021 1:00 AM GMT