Shenzhen announces a batch of non-compliant self-media accounts involving virtual currency and illegal stock recommendations; multiple accounts permanently closed.

According to Shenzhen News Network, the Shenzhen Branch of the People's Bank of China, the Shenzhen Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Municipal Internet Information Office, and the Municipal Local Financial Administration jointly launched a special rectification campaign, announcing and permanently closing a batch of non-compliant self-media accounts. The violations were mainly divided into two categories: first, accounts such as "USDT Merchant Exchange Group" and "Search Bitcoin" violated regulations by providing virtual currency marketing and promotion within the mainland, inducing the public to participate in illegal financial activities; second, accounts such as "Pajama Old Zhang" and "Zhengwu Stock Path" lacked securities and futures qualifications, and by showing profit screenshots, publishing live trading operations, etc., induced netizens to pay to join groups and purchase financial management courses, illegally engaging in securities and futures business. The aforementioned accounts have been permanently closed by the platforms in accordance with the law, and Shenzhen authorities stated that they will continue to increase efforts to rectify the online environment.