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AI boy avatars go viral in China, using sob stories to trick elderly out of money

27 octobre 2026 par
AI boy avatars go viral in China, using sob stories to trick elderly out of money

AI boy avatars go viral in China, using sob stories to trick elderly out of money

🇨🇳 Article en anglais

AI-generated “sob-story boys” have recently taken Chinese short-video platforms by storm, allegedly using emotional manipulation to cheat elderly viewers out of their savings. Known collectively as “Xiaohai”, these digital avatars typically appear as teenage boys in school uniforms or plain white shirts, tearfully describing their poverty

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Source : South China Morning Post. Le Fil Indépendant cite et lie cet article ; il n'en est ni l'auteur ni l'éditeur.

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