The groups known as 'kuakuaqun' — Mandarin for 'praising groups' — could be a response by users fed up with hatred onli
Sick of all the hatred being spread online, Chinese internet users are flocking to groups on social media where they can pay to be given exaggerated compliments.
Users can search for the groups on Taobao, an e-commerce site run by China's Alibaba. Several different groups are listed there with different pricing options, starting from around 35 yuan . The administrator, who asked to remain anonymous, said they charge 15 yuan for three minutes or 25 yuan for five minutes of praise in the WeChat group. You can send in additional information such as details of your relationship with a person and their likes and dislikes. You are then invited to one of the groups on WeChat alongside the other person you have nominated. And then the compliments begin.There are also free groups.
The groups are quite large. One group CNBC joined had nearly 500 people in it and another had over 240. Social media has been criticized for having a negative impact on mental health and companies have been accused of not doing enough to police potentially offensive or extreme content on their platforms.
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