On November 25, Douyin issued a special control notice to crack down on “third-party app diversion” fraud and illegal production. According to the announcement, since August of this year, Douyin has blocked more than 6 million fraud-related accounts, and the public security authorities have arrested 21 suspected fraudsters based on clues provided by Douyin. According to Douyin, the “diversion third-party app” scam involves fraudulently manipulating Douyin accounts in batches by purchasing, renting accounts, or sending “small gifts” to people to authenticate their real names at gathering places for the elderly, then modifying avatars and personal data, packaging false personal information to induce users to download and use third-party apps, and commit fraud outside the site.

On November 25, Douyin issued a special control notice to crack down on “third-party app diversion” fraud and illegal production. According to the announcement, since August of this year, Douyin has blocked more than 6 million fraud-related accounts, and the public security authorities have arrested 21 suspected fraudsters based on clues provided by Douyin. According to Douyin, the “diversion third-party app” scam involves fraudulently manipulating Douyin accounts in batches by purchasing, renting accounts, or sending “small gifts” to people to authenticate their real names at gathering places for the elderly, then modifying avatars and personal data, packaging false personal information to induce users to download and use third-party apps, and commit fraud outside the site.