This is not really the case for Bilibili.
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 6:47 am
It looks like a wild free-for-all, right?
The number of bullet comments makes it very difficult to see the content underneath, but that’s a music video of Donald Trump singing “Despacito.” The type of bullet comments range from Anti-Trump sentiment, people saying “fake news,” and others who find it funny.
Naturally, there’s a lot of Chinese music on here. However, when you find music from other countries, it tends to be reposted from other places.
In my opinion, I’d say that Bibilibi is not the go-to place for music, whereas YouTube fills this role in a lot of other countries.
I’m currently 39, and back in my day, we relied on MTV for philippine cellphone number our music. Nowadays, It feels like a lot of the younger generation—especially in Canada and North America—use YouTube to access music videos.
In China, there are many other places where you can find music videos, such as QQ Music, NetEase CloudMusic, and Kugou Music.
Restricted Content
Notice anything different about the video below?
restricted content on Bilibili
No bullet comments are crowding the screen in this video. You’ll also find fewer regular comments in the thread underneath.
That’s because the Chinese censors consider Winnie the Pooh a sensitive topic. You may have heard the story already, but those who haven’t might think I’m joking.
A few years ago, somebody posted online a picture of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger next to a picture of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and Barack Obama.
It seems that somebody in the Chinese leadership didn’t like the comparison, so Winnie the Pooh became a restricted topic.
I’m surprised that there’s even a video on here. As it turns out, Winnie the Pooh videos (or at least this one) are allowed, but there are very few of them, suggesting some may have been deleted/restricted.
search results of Winnie the Pooh videos
Of course, more contentious topics or items wouldn’t be allowed on the platform at all.
Business Content
Besides all the entertaining stuff: the cosplay dancing and the videos of Donald Trump autotune singing, you’ll also find business-related content on Bilibili.
For example, in the image below, we have a
The number of bullet comments makes it very difficult to see the content underneath, but that’s a music video of Donald Trump singing “Despacito.” The type of bullet comments range from Anti-Trump sentiment, people saying “fake news,” and others who find it funny.
Naturally, there’s a lot of Chinese music on here. However, when you find music from other countries, it tends to be reposted from other places.
In my opinion, I’d say that Bibilibi is not the go-to place for music, whereas YouTube fills this role in a lot of other countries.
I’m currently 39, and back in my day, we relied on MTV for philippine cellphone number our music. Nowadays, It feels like a lot of the younger generation—especially in Canada and North America—use YouTube to access music videos.
In China, there are many other places where you can find music videos, such as QQ Music, NetEase CloudMusic, and Kugou Music.
Restricted Content
Notice anything different about the video below?
restricted content on Bilibili
No bullet comments are crowding the screen in this video. You’ll also find fewer regular comments in the thread underneath.
That’s because the Chinese censors consider Winnie the Pooh a sensitive topic. You may have heard the story already, but those who haven’t might think I’m joking.
A few years ago, somebody posted online a picture of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger next to a picture of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and Barack Obama.
It seems that somebody in the Chinese leadership didn’t like the comparison, so Winnie the Pooh became a restricted topic.
I’m surprised that there’s even a video on here. As it turns out, Winnie the Pooh videos (or at least this one) are allowed, but there are very few of them, suggesting some may have been deleted/restricted.
search results of Winnie the Pooh videos
Of course, more contentious topics or items wouldn’t be allowed on the platform at all.
Business Content
Besides all the entertaining stuff: the cosplay dancing and the videos of Donald Trump autotune singing, you’ll also find business-related content on Bilibili.
For example, in the image below, we have a