Dusseldorf Little Master | 30 million on F number in one day… What did they say?

On January 19, a large number of WeChat accounts were banned, and the search term “account ban” was searched nearly 30 million times in one day, with widespread lamentation online. According to online screenshots, the search volume for the term “account ban” on WeChat on the 19th increased by 1647.92% compared to the previous day, with a total of 28,747,376 searches that day. This indicates that a massive number of accounts were suddenly banned that day. The “data source” of the search shows that 59.22% of the search volume came from video accounts and 33.46% from public accounts. Among them, the “video account source” increased by 2818.20% day-on-day, and the “public account source” increased by 238.10% day-on-day. This suggests that most of the accounts banned that day may not have been ordinary netizens, but rather self-media personalities.

WeChat users whose accounts were banned have appealed to Tencent customer service, showing that many accounts were permanently banned. Some users said that they “did nothing” and did not know why they were suddenly banned. Some people appealed and promised “not to speak out of line” and had their accounts temporarily banned. Others, although not banned, had various functions restricted. Some netizens also commented that the most severe account bans in recent days were not on WeChat, but on Douyin. Others said that “Today’s Headlines” was also banning accounts like crazy.

Recently, the Ministry of Public Security has listed 2024 as the “Special Action Year for Combating and Rectifying Online Rumors,” and the Cyberspace Administration of China is also soliciting opinions on the 2024 “Clear” series of special actions. Regarding WeChat’s account ban operation on January 19, some netizens discussed “what could have caused the sudden account ban in the past two days?” Some speculated that it might be because “A-share stock investors were cursing in their WeChat Moments.” On January 17, the Hong Kong and mainland stock markets plummeted, with more than five thousand stocks falling together. Angry and desperate Chinese stock investors were cursing online.

Meanwhile, just now, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Baicheng County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang. Xinjiang residents have left messages saying that the tremors were obvious, and some said they were frightened. The China Earthquake Networks Center reported that at 12:33 on January 22, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Baicheng County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang (41.97 degrees north latitude, 81.11 degrees east longitude), with a focal depth of 16 kilometers.

Xinjiang netizens have left messages saying that the tremors were strong.

Guo has two hopes: “The tremors in Yili are obvious.”

The wind of memories: “The tremors in Kuqa are obvious, I almost ran away with the neighbor’s child.”

Winter-brewed taro balls_want to see Ji Yang’s version: “Scared to death in the hospital.” Tao Tao’s little Tao: “My colleagues in Aral were scared and shouted in the corridor.” A ball of obedient little cloth: “Aral scared to death.”