The statements in this article are based on reliable sources of information and are detailed at the end of the article
Who would have thought that Xianyu, a second-hand trading app owned by the largest company in China, would become a "yellow croaker".
On the surface, it is a girl who posts a trade post on her own bicycle, but in fact, she is doing shady transactions.
It even led to an investigation by the police.
Shopping turns into harassment
At the beginning of April, some netizens found that many people on Xianyu were selling Giant bicycles when they were bored and casually checked in Xianyu. Why are they all selling the Giant brand all of a sudden?
And the gender of these sellers are all girls, is it because cycling was popular before, and some bicycle women who punched in the clock sold all second-hand after the test ride?
After clicking in carefully, I found that the avatars of these sellers are all photos of young and beautiful girls as avatars.
Under the post about selling bicycles, many people left a message "How long can I ride?" "How much does it cost to ride once?" , I bought the bicycle and rode it once, maybe something wasn't right.
There is also a post under the deep digging that describes "Giant bikes can be ridden, online and offline, as long as there is a fare, anywhere".
Although there is no description of the model and size of the bicycle or the riding experience, the number of inquiries and views of these posts is not low.
Under a bicycle post, netizens found the answer, Giant turned out to be a fast and safe special service, a good hidden poem.
There are also many netizens who said that the bicycle they bought at the original price of six or seven thousand yuan, and they are always scolded for selling it for 3,000 yuan, and they don't know why.
It turned out that these users who wanted to carry out yellow transactions were scolded for being too expensive, but in fact, people were normally posting second-hand bicycle sales information.
There are actually not a few posts of this kind of code language, and there are many posts that name names, which can sell guest time, play games, and chat with you, especially if you can't sleep at night, you can take a look.
This kind of vague description of the words reveals the information that it is illegal at any time.
Same-sex illegal transactions
The above questions belong to the primary level, and the following is really an ordinary user of Xianyu, after brushing it, I can't think of any illegal information if I scratch my head.
For example, when we used a lot of coins in the past, many families would collect some coins, and there were some coins of special years, which were of higher value.
Xianyu's last 1 cent coin sold for 580 yuan was hung on the post, and the year of manufacture of the coin was 1996.
In fact, this is a hidden yellow trading post, and the selling price of 580 yuan in the post is the price of one time.
The year of the coin is the age of the seller, and the "1" on the front side of the coin is 1 cent, and the "0" without a number on the reverse side is "0".
Alludes to the yellow trade code words between gay men.
Some netizens don't understand the meaning of these code words, thinking that the coins collected at home have finally waited for the opportunity to save money.
I rummaged around at home and found coins of the corresponding year, and posted them on Xianyu for sale, but they attracted unkind sexual harassment.
This kind of post has become a well-known secret in the gay circle, and a large number of such posts on Xianyu are also very viewed.
Before, it was a code word between the same sex, and slowly some illegal transactions between the opposite sex are also becoming more and more on salted fish.
However, Xianyu did not review and supervise this kind of speech and users, and directly published posts on the platform, which may have indirectly provided illegal transactions.
Through other second-hand items as a cover, as long as you click "I want" to consult the seller, it will immediately lead traffic to other social platforms, and then complete other services.
Shopping software becomes flirtatious software
In addition to the obscure social needs of accompanying chats, Xianyu has also been reported to be suspected of publishing pornographic content and allowing users to engage in online sexual harassment and other behaviors.
Lolita is a sweet, gothic style, and skirts are often made using light fabrics such as lace chiffon.
Due to the complexity of the style and the fewer brands produced, the selling price is more expensive, and many girls choose to buy second-hand skirts online at a cheaper price due to the price factor.
Some men discovered the loophole of second-hand trading software and posted Lolita skirts as second-hand items on Xianyu.
It attracts a lot of girls with little experience in young society to meet, and after meeting, they trick girls into committing illegal acts.
For this kind of sexual harassment of users, because there is no evidence to keep in the offline meeting, it is difficult to confirm that the evidence is the person on the Internet.
Many girls only found out after they met, and reported users in Xianyu to post pornographic information, but Xianyu denied the report because it did not involve illegal information.
Xianyu is not a first-time offender
In fact, many girls have been harassed when Xianyu sells their second-hand items, and these harassments are always caught off guard.
Some girls posted online to sell second-hand shoes, only to be asked in a private chat if they could give away a pair of worn socks.
Or ask for videos of barefoot trying on shoes, these seemingly normal inquiries hide some people who have a special hobby for feet and have a collector's fetish for worn socks.
There are also some people who have graduated from 985 and 211 universities, can come to tutor, and know how to chat privately.
These are certainly not serious tutors, and users who want to really find a tutor must not be deceived.
There is also a post explaining that you can come to repair your phone, and the post is wearing cool clothes, saying that the repair can be done overnight, and you can insist on repairing it for 50 minutes, only nearby.
These words always appear one after another, and Xianyu can't use robots to audit and intercept them at all. After sealing these words, these lawbreakers came up with new code words, so that people could not avoid these harassments.
If Xianyu's bot audits, it may not be able to intercept these illegal information releases.
However, under the user's statement that these people are sexual harassment and implying illegal behavior, after reporting to the human customer service, Xianyu customer service should carefully review these illegal users and ban them.
Only by strengthening the standards of auditing can these illegal behaviors be stifled and not let Xianyu become "yellow croaker".
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