What are the code words for e-cigarettes on Xianyu?

How do online e-commerce platforms use code words to purchase e-cigarettes? Currently, national regulations have removed e-cigarettes from online platforms like Taobao and JD.com, so they can now be sold on the APP Xianyu, but most of the items are related products, such as e-cigarette cases, stickers, lanyards, etc. Many of the posted texts are not allowed to display e-cigarettes. However, as a popular alternative to smoking, it has attracted more and more users. With the continuous development of the e-cigarette market, some users have begun to use code words to hide their e-cigarette usage, especially in areas where smoking is banned or restricted.

What are the code words for e-cigarettes on Xianyu?

Although there are many buyers and sellers on the Xianyu APP, most cannot be found due to many code words that use word filtering methods, such as xiao yan, yan dan, yan tan. Some also display words like "online 24 hours" and "taking orders" in images, which are currently the shops that can be directly found.

On the second-hand trading platform Xianyu, although the search results for e-cigarettes are blocked, searching for keywords like "xiao yan" Xiao Ye or "yan tan" still yields a large number of e-cigarette products. When searching for "yan tan" on Xianyu, an advertisement for a product named "悦克relax" appears, directly linking to a newly opened Taobao store for RELX悦刻 e-cigarettes. The store homepage states: "E-cigarettes are not banned; please view them correctly. Normal orders are accepted for shipping. Currently, online platform channels are no longer available for purchase; orders must be placed via WeChat."

It should be noted that in some regions and venues, e-cigarette bans have already been implemented. To circumvent these policies, some users use the code "Xianyu" to avoid detection. Others may wish to keep their e-cigarette usage private, thus using the code "Xianyu" to hide their behavior. Additionally, some young people may be influenced by other users on social media or online communities to start using e-cigarette code words to express their identity or sense of belonging.

Although the use of e-cigarette code words has become popular on some social media, it has also sparked some controversy. Some believe that this usage may mislead teenagers, leading them to mistakenly perceive e-cigarettes as a fashionable or social behavior. Therefore, some regions and social media platforms have taken measures to restrict or monitor the use of e-cigarette code words.

The emergence of e-cigarette code words reflects the diversity and complexity of the e-cigarette market. Although it has become popular on some social media, it has also raised some controversies and concerns. When using e-cigarettes, users should wisely choose appropriate places and methods and comply with relevant laws and regulations.

Teenagers using e-cigarettes are exposed to nicotine, which can cause long-term harm to their brain and nervous system development and increase nicotine addiction. Research has also confirmed that teenagers who have never smoked are twice as likely to become smokers after using e-cigarettes. Excessive nicotine inhalation by teenagers can even be fatal.