Surprisingly, many viewers actually defended her. Some said the unfiltered version looked better, more human, and more alive, while the filtered version looked flat and “lifeless.” Others used the moment to push back on harsh beauty expectations, especially the kind that reward looking unrealistically young and poreless at all times.
This incident isn’t the first time China’s streaming scene has had a “filter glitch” scandal. Back in 2019, a streamer who used the online name “Your Highness Qiao Biluo” became infamous after a mid-stream malfunction revealed she wasn’t the youthful, anime-like persona viewers thought they were watching. The reveal lasted only seconds, but that was enough for the clip to explode across social media.
