Social media platform Weibo has come under fire for issues with its raffle algorithm after only 1 male (out of 113 winners) was chosen.
A few weeks ago, Chinese e-sports club Invictus Gaming (iG) claimed Chinese mainland’s first world championship in League of Legends (LOL). To celebrate the event, Wang Sicong, investor and former player, held a raffle for Weibo users who reposted the news.
The outspoken son of multinational Wanda Group’s Wang Jianlin pledged to give RMB 10,000 (around $1,438) apiece to a total of 113 winners to commemorate November 3 (11/3), the date that iG won the championship.
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