HYBE's Announcement On BTS's Weverse Sparks Anger

HYBE’s latest Weverse announcement has angered fans.

Weverse is a fan platform created by HYBE that allows fans to chat with each other and leave messages for their favorite idols. Many love the platform’s diverse capabilities and how idols are brought closer than ever.

However, the platform has also been used to help convey messages to idols. Most recently, many fans have left information regarding the ongoing genocide in Palestine for both idols and other fans to read and be informed on.

MY GODDDDD LET'S GOOOO SO MANY WEVERSE POSTS!!!!! keep them coming boycottmys!!! we can do this!!! 💜💜💜💜🥹🥹🥹🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽#SpeakYourselfBTS @BTS_twt #HybeDivestFromZionism pic.twitter.com/uqLowLAfNW

— flower⁷ (@tulipstfu) May 30, 2024

However, a recent guidelines notice has left many feeling silenced by the company.

Following a recent surge in Pro-Palestine messages, a notice from BTS‘s Weverse discussing the app’s guidelines was spotted by fans. In the notice the app mentioned that posts that “discriminate against or promote prejudice against any political stance” were listed as against the guidelines.

Posts and comments that discriminate against or promote prejudice against any political stance, religion, gender, disability, age, race, region, occupation, etc.

— Weverse Announcement

Many have found this to be suspiciously timed with the influx of pro-Palestine messaging, calling out the company for attempting to silence them.

they’re actually monitoring really quickly rn on the fan letters too-
*i was trying to like the letter
i saw a few just for them to get deleted in a few mins.. https://t.co/q8QhMdqbVH pic.twitter.com/agsxSVJo0p

— 피아⁷ ♥︎ 아포방포 💜 ´ˎ˗ (@jtj0T7) May 31, 2024

So fans are not allowed to make these comments on Weverse but Scooter can?!! 🤔 how come these rules don’t apply to him? https://t.co/bvWg6w5TqK

— 💜ᴮᴱSalitah Q⁷⟬⟭☻T⁷⟭⟬💜 (@Sq517) May 31, 2024

not weverse censoring us rn…..that's just fucking great. glad to know where they fucking stand https://t.co/M1wZprNWqV

— yoongi boongi luvr (@minniem0nnie) May 31, 2024

Fans have protested against HYBE for several months, and you can read about their efforts below.