An online influencer on Chinese Twitter-like social media Sina Weibo named “Wang Luo Bei” on Wednesday apologized for posting incorrect information regarding the sudden death of an employee of Bilibili.
“Wang Luo Bei” on Wednesday said in one of his posts that some netizens had showed him evidence that Bilibili had tampered the deceased worker’s overtime record and that the company had refused to admit their actions. Aside from doubting Bilibili’s denial, the influencer also mentioned he has received a letter from the company’s attorney.
Later in the same day, “Wang Luo Bei” said in a post that he decided to stop following the incident after learning that Bilibili is solving the incident by directly dealing with the individual’s family. He also apologized for releasing inaccurate information due to infective communication.
“Wang Luo Bei” also posted a screenshot of chatting with the dead’s cousin saying that the negotiation between Bilibili and her families has finished on Tuesday and she is waiting for the result of official investigation.
Bilibili, one of China’s leading video-sharing platforms, was criticized over the death of an employee even after the company denied claims that excessive work has caused the death, with some family members of the employee criticizing the firm’s handling of the incident.
Bilibili said it has established a support group led by a vice president of the company to visit the family members of the employee on Tuesday and reached an agreement with the family on compensation.
The company has also announced to recruit 1,000 additional content reviewers and pay more attention to work-life balance.
People visit the stand of popular video site bilibili.com at an industry exhibition in Shanghai in July 2017. Photo: IC
