The anti-corruption trend among major internet companies continues, as reported by the 'Star Market Daily' on November 8th.

Recently, multiple screenshots related to the internal investigation of corruption in NetEase games have circulated online, involving several senior executives from channels and marketing departments at NetEase, who have been taken in for investigation. This information has garnered significant attention in the gaming industry.

As of the time of publication, NetEase has not responded to the 'Star Market Daily' regarding this matter.

According to feedback from several NetEase employees, the screensavers on their computers in the company have been uniformly changed to compliance advertisements.

Furthermore, multiple insiders revealed that one of the executives mentioned in the circulated screenshots has publicly declared innocence on social media and even promoted their own products.

Another mentioned executive has similarly declared innocence in the comment section of relevant reports and on social media, also promoting their own gaming products.

Due to the platform nature, large scale, and complexity of operations of the companies, in recent years, internet technology firms have intensified their internal anti-corruption efforts, particularly focusing on combating commercial bribery and embezzlement. Many internet giants have issued anti-corruption announcements, emphasizing a 'zero tolerance' stance towards any corrupt behavior.

Two days ago, ByteDance internally released the fourth "Enterprise Discipline and Professional Ethics Committee Announcement" of the year. The announcement shows that 103 people were dismissed for illegal activities (including outsourced and interns), among them 11 people were suspected of committing criminal offenses and are under investigation by the public security organs.

According to the announcement, among the 11 individuals suspected of committing criminal offenses, in terms of the alleged charges, 1 person is suspected of embezzlement, 5 people are suspected of accepting bribes as non-state functionaries, and 5 people have not disclosed specific charges. In terms of the business and departments involved, among the 11 individuals, 3 are related to e-commerce, 3 to lifestyle services, 2 to Douyin, and 1 each to corporate services, human resources and management, and finance.

Recently, the resignation of Zhang Yijia, the general manager of Tencent Interactive Entertainment Tianmei L1 Studio Esports Development Center, has attracted attention in the industry. It is reported that this resignation is closely related to corruption issues involving suppliers. This incident once again exposes the issue of corruption in major companies to the public.

In 2023, Tencent discovered and dealt with more than 70 cases violating the ''Tencent Red Line'' throughout the year, resulting in the dismissal of over 120 individuals for violating the ''Tencent Red Line,'' with nearly 20 individuals being transferred to public security organs for suspected criminal activities.

Data shows that the number of Tencent employees dismissed or transferred to public security organs for violating the ''Tencent Red Line'' increased in 2023, with over 100 individuals in 2022, over 70 individuals in 2021, and over 10 individuals in both 2022 and 2021.