BEJIENG (Kashmir English): The Chinese influencer lost her followers when her beauty filter failed during a live broadcast and showed her actual facial appearance, which started a new argument about how people present themselves online.
The posts that spread across X and Instagram platforms reported that the livestream interruption happened when the AI beauty filter she used stopped working and showed her authentic skin appearance, natural skin tone, and normal facial features until the filter resumed operation.
A four-second clip of the moment quickly went viral. Social media users widely shared images and short videos of the incident, many claiming that the influencer lost about 140000-150000 followers in the minutes after the filter failure.
A Chinese female streamer reportedly lost 140,000 followers after the beauty filter she was using suddenly malfunctioned during a live stream and revealed her real face 😶 pic.twitter.com/AvlC8fC2JG
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The user-generated content figures require verification because they have not undergone independent confirmation, and no official information exists about the actual follower count decline.
The incident brought back discussions about how beauty filters exist in China’s rapidly growing livestreaming industry, which allows influencers to show their content to viewers while earning money from virtual gifts and sponsorships.
People who criticize excessive filter application believe that these tools create false information about the user, while some social media users declared that the unfiltered appearance of the influencer looked more genuine than the artificial digital representation.
Live online content in China has developed into an essential entertainment format, which users access through platforms like Douyin that show digital effects that create smoother skin and bigger eyes, and improved facial features.
