Social media app removed over alleged plagiarism

A social networking app designed by Sina Weibo, Chinese largest Twitter-like platform, has been removed from the market on suspicion of plagiarism, just two days after it was put online.

On Wednesday, the operator of the app, called Oasis, posted a statement via its Weibo account, saying it had taken the app off the shelves of Apple's App Store temporarily after a netizen pointed out the app logo allegedly copied the pattern of the Ulju Mountain Film Festival, which was designed by Korean studio fnt in 2015.

A review of the logo design has been launched, and the operator is resolving the copyright-related problem, according to the post.