Wealthy Chinese influencers are being banned from social media for flaunting lavish lifestyles

• China is banning social media influencers for flaunting lavish lifestyles and promoting materialism.
• The Cyberspace Administration of China launched a crackdown to discourage wealth displays in April.
• An influencer dubbed "China's Kim Kardashian" was barred from Douyin, the Financial Times reported.

Flaunting a lavish lifestyle to promote materialism can get you thrown off social media in China.

Since April, China has been busy cracking down on influencers who promote ostentatious lifestyles as a means of gaining profit.