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The AI Twitter account I created is bringing in $1,600 a month. Just reached 111.8K, it has posts that go viral… Nobody notices it’s AI. If you want to learn how to create an AI social media influencer DM me. 😜

The detail that I know: The person who did this is known as 白手套, Chinese spelling BaiShouTao, meaning “White Glove.” They are a influencer on the Chinese version of TikTok (Douyin). For easier reference, I will refer to this person as BST. Based on various clues in comments under BST’s previous videos, many inconsistencies were noticed. BST is believed to be a kind-hearted influencer who adopts stray cats. But during casual interactions, BST once accidentally said the “stray” cat they claimed to have adopted was actually a house cat. This strongly suggests that BST’s “kind-hearted” image was deliberately fabricated. The abused cat is referred to by BST and other Chinese users as “耄耋”, pinyin Mao Die. While this term originally refers respectfully to elders in Chinese, its pronunciation is identical to “猫爹” (Māo Diē), meaning “cat dad.” In this context, it’s used mockingly, suggesting the cat is “arrogant like your dad.” It’s also used to insult those who oppose cat abuse, implying they treat cats like their fathers. Before the abuse happened, BST noticed this cat entering their room through an open window, attracted by the smell of cat food. BST then began monitoring the cat through a surveillance camera. When the cat entered the room, BST shut the door and trapped it. The cat was forced onto a storage rack. At this point, BST blocked all escape routes and confronted the cat, which then showed signs of stress. BST responded by recording close-up shots of the cat, while deliberately provoking it multiple times. This is the footage you’ve seen. It’s the same footage that’s been widely circulated and misused across Chinese social media. The entire process was originally recorded and publicly posted by BST. Later, the video was deleted. After being edited, the video was reuploaded — the part where the cat was lured into the room and then locked inside was removed. What remained was just the footage of the cat in a defensive posture, and BST holding an umbrella but seemingly not using much force to drive the cat out. Later that day, in private chats, BST admitted to additional actions not included in the published video — including hitting the cat, which caused injury around its mouth. BST blamed the cat for being “too arrogant” and refusing to leave, claiming that’s why the violence happened. A few hours later, BST livestreamed again, visibly hitting the cat again. They told viewers that they had been chasing and hitting the cat for hours during the day. It is unknown how long the cat had been trapped in the room, but it had been continuously subjected to this treatment. Two hours after that, public backlash increased sharply. Then, within just 15 minutes — despite BST previously claiming they “couldn’t get the cat to leave” — the cat was pushed out the door. Immediately after, the video records were edited, manipulated, and republished again. Half a year later, BST claimed they had left the room during the period. However, comparing the timestamps and their statements, this “leaving” happened before the livestreamed beating — at the same time they were editing and publishing the earlier videos. Due to backlash from some netizens, BST gave multiple, inconsistent excuses: That they didn’t chase the cat — it was actually their dog that was afraid of the cat and chased it; That the injuries were accidental, caused by their “mercy” and unwillingness to use force; That the window was not opened by a human, but by the cat itself; That they didn’t know what to do and were asking for help; That the cat attacked their own pet cat; … But these explanations directly contradict BST’s own private statements to others, in which they repeatedly said things like: This cat is a super villain, I must beat it; There were no dogs in the house at all at the time; Sometimes the window was controlled by people, sometimes by the cat; The cat shown being beaten wasn’t even present; … However, most people doesn’t care. Whenever someone questions BST, they are mob-attacked, accused of being “extreme cat lovers who treat cats like their fathers.” A massive number of memes have been created using the image of this abused cat, and they are spreading wildly. People trying to clarify the facts are mocked. The narrative has been flipped: it’s no longer “humans abusing a cat,” but “cats abusing humans.” This cat abuse meme has become more popular in China than any celebrity. It’s become universally known. Multiple major Chinese companies are now using this image in product design. Even official accounts run by the Communist Youth League of China, under the Chinese Communist Party, have openly stated they can use this meme in their videos and that “no one can stop them using this meme.” In recent months, Chinese internet users have been deliberately provoking discussions. They raise dog-whistle topics related to this cat. They frame questions that are actually misinformation. On Q&A platforms, they post bait questions like: “If someone tells you a cat is just a beast, and you must choose between saving your cat or a human, would you get angry?” Any answer that does not explicitly attack cats or cat owners is then targeted. They argue that calling cats “beasts” is an objective scientific fact, and they speak on behalf of dialectical materialism. In Chinese, the term “畜生” (chù shēng), used here, although it literally means “animal,” in confrontational context is equivalent to calling someone a “bastard” in English. This absurd situation has continued for months. I myself have been attacked multiple times by people who defend this abuse.