Fantasy Journey to the West, a post-90s player, spent a lot of money on the live broadcast platform, and also invited two female anchors to carry out operations such as playing books and refining demons for him. Subsequently, the player took the platform to court for compensation and appealed because the first-instance verdict was not as expected. A few days ago, the Intermediate People's Court of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, released a civil judgment to disclose the facts of the appeal case and announce the verdict at the same time.
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According to the civil judgment of the Intermediate People's Court of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, the eldest brother was originally a user of the live broadcast platform, registered three online accounts on the platform with his real name, and recharged a lot of exchange coupons. In the first-instance trial, the boss said that he gave tips to two female anchors on the platform in exchange for rewards.
The two female anchors who appealed also returned part of the money to the post-90s brother on WeChat in proportion, but some of them were still not returned.
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The post-90s eldest brother stated in the trial that the anchor of the platform had a fraud against him, which was manifested in the anchor boasting in the live broadcast room that she was the most popular goddess of "demon refining" on the whole network, with a high rebate rate, inducing consumers to give gifts in order to win the lottery and special effects, and after the special effects, the anchor induced consumers to "refine the demon" in order to double the bonus.
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It can be seen from the verdict that after receiving the complaint and report from the post-90s brother, the platform imposed punitive measures such as suspending users and adding blacklists to the accounts involved in the case on February 13, 2023 and April 25, 2023 respectively.
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The court of second instance held that the post-90s brother, as a person with full capacity for civil conduct, should be alert to the risks of "offline transactions" that may be brought about by the "winning cashback" and "demon refining" activities involved in the case, and pay attention to preventing transaction risks, but he actively carried out "offline transactions" and did not make complaints and reports during his participation in the activities, so he should bear the corresponding consequences for his choice.
In the end, the court ruled that the appeal request of the post-90s elder brother could not be sustained and should be dismissed, and the court of first instance handled it correctly and should be upheld.