What does the ‘banning’ of Peppa Pig teach us about Chinese Millennials?

Probably one of the most bizarre news stories in China in recent months was that of Peppa Pig, the British pre-school cartoon, being allegedly banned from trending on Chinese short video platform Douyin. For a few days users couldn’t search for any thing with Peppa Pig in the keywords and all Peppa Pig videos, original or spoof, were removed. 
Although Douyin denied the allegation, the adorable little pink pig with a hair-dryer-shaped head found itself at the centre of the media spotl