Several Chinese social media sites, including Douyin, Weibo, Xiao Hong Shu and Bilibili (B Site) have mandated the usage of real names for accounts with more than 500K followers in order to eliminate the presence of impersonators and scam accounts.
Last week, video sharing platform B Site made a big move to basically force users with large followings out into the open, should they still be operating under an online alias.
Their real names and pictures will be revealed on the site, and non-compliance would result in reduced traffic to their pages.
A list titled “Virtual influencers are here to greet you for the new year” was circulated online, revealing the identities, including their full names and photos, of users with over 500K followers.
One influencer, known as HongKongDoll, has gone viral for how different she looks in real life.
HongKongDoll is loved by netizens for her sexy figure and beautiful eyes. She is also known as the “Mask Goddess” as she wears a mask in all her pictures to maintain an air of mystery.
Now thanks to the list, we now know that HongKongDoll’s real name is Wang Jia Le… and that she looks nothing like her sexy online persona.
“We’ve been lied to”, and “My fantasises are ruined”, were just some comments left by netizens who were disappointed with how Jia Le looks sans mask and filter.