WeChat Bans ‘Sugar Daddy’ Dating Service in China
An online dating application in China which lets wealthy older people to connect with young lovers has been subject to restrictions after a surge in popularity in the country as reported by state media on Friday.
Called SeekingArrangement or "Sugar Daddy", is dating app has now been suspended from WeChat -- a popular Chinese messaging service similar to WhatsApp. The app was becoming intensely popular and was the most downloaded app on Apple Store China this week.
The suspension came after Global Times a state run organisation linked with Communist Party in China-urged the government to shut down app's operations for promoting "sugar dating", a practice in which wealthy elite suitors are matched with with younger people in exchange for economic benefits or gifts.
Lawyers in the co...