Is the Brush Bao APP a scam?

Shuobao APP is a scam.

The app called "Shuabao" is similar to short video platforms such as Douyin. Users can get "Yuanbao" as long as they watch it for a certain period of time. If a certain amount of "Yuanbao" is accumulated, they can be withdrawn directly to WeChat. . It seems to be profit-free, but in fact there may be huge consumption traps lurking inside. For example, the platform may use the time when users are watching videos to play some false advertisements, or set up various "obstacles" for cash withdrawals.

The content of this type of APP mainly focuses on health tips, celebrity gossip, Feng Shui dream interpretation, etc. It’s all fake news with no nutrition and no basis. There are too few meaningful articles and they are just filling up the numbers... Looking at the reviews of netizens on the app download store, it is not difficult to find the "make money with news" promotion, which is very popular but has very few likes. .

From checking in and sharing to daily reading and recommending friends, the user behavior of this APP is "clearly marked". However, fancy promotion and induced sharing also have hidden dangers. The quality of some content is uneven, and it is disturbing to the public after flooding the screen; some use small profits to induce users to share and disseminate pornographic articles.

There are many "making money" apps on mobile phones such as "making money by watching news" and "making money by watching short videos". In this regard, experts remind the general public to remain vigilant about such apps and not to seek small profits and suffer big losses.

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Shuabao App is prohibited from illegally grabbing Douyin short videos

Recently, because it is believed that Shubao App uses technical means or manual methods to " Beijing Weibo Vision Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Douyin") sued the "Shuubao" operating company to the Haidian Court on the grounds of unfair competition for "transporting" short videos and comments in the Douyin App. During the trial, Douyin filed an application for behavioral preservation, requiring Baobao to immediately stop the "transportation" behavior.

The Haidian Court stated that after fully listening to the opinions of both parties and carefully reviewing the relevant evidence submitted by both parties, it determined that Shuabao had not submitted sufficient evidence to prove that the more than 50,000 videos and related comments involved in the case were uploaded by users or had Legally authorized.

At the same time, based on the corresponding evidence, it was determined that "Bhuabao" used technical means or manual methods to obtain video files and comment content from the Douyin App and provided them to the public through the Baobao App. In order to effectively control the scale of the conduct involved in the case and the expansion of the damage consequences, and protect Douyin's legitimate rights and interests, the Haidian Court issued an injunction and supported Douyin's application for behavioral preservation.

This is the first time that a victim company has filed a lawsuit to defend rights on the grounds of unfair competition. It is also the first time that a court has imposed an injunction against this chaos. specification.

After short videos became popular, it became common for some platforms to transfer short videos from other platforms in batches, which greatly harmed creative enthusiasm and industrial development. “For a long time, it has been difficult to monitor, obtain evidence, and obtain authorization one by one. Such obstacles to rights protection have plagued the platforms being moved, and have also resulted in platform authors often being helpless when defending their rights.”

Reference materials: People's Daily - People's Daily investigates "Earning cash through news" APP: urgent need for supervision

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Reference: People's Daily Online--Shuabao App is banned from illegally grabbing Douyin short videos