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Danmu
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Danmaku subtitling.
China
With the rise of Niconico in mainland China, Chinese video-sharing platforms also began to adopt danmaku functions, or danmu in Mandarin. Around 2008–2009, Chinese ACG websites AcFun and Bilibili introduced the danmu system to their video streaming services. Danmu rapidly gained popularity among ACG users in China. Soon, other major Chinese platforms, such as iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video, also deployed danmu. Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, also began to use danmu on short videos and live streams.