By The Straits Times | Created at 2025-03-29 12:00:46 | Updated at 2025-03-31 22:41:22
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The spotlight on four-year-old Yaoyao was among factors that prompted lawmakers to call for stronger protection for minors.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM DOUYIN
CHONGQING – When Yaoyao was tripped by an older boy in February and the incident was uploaded in a social media post, netizens became angry and concerned that the child was being abused for laughs.
The four-year-old girl in China has some 200 million followers on social media.
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