It doesn't mean that the national flag can't be used as an avatar, but it can be used without prohibition by law. As far as private rights are concerned, as long as the relevant laws and regulations do not explicitly prohibit it, citizens or legal persons can agree or act on their own. So you can use the national flag as your avatar. Penalties have been imposed on acts of insulting the national flag, such as damaging the national flag: those who intentionally insult the people and the national flag of China by burning, damaging, scribbling, defacing or trampling in public places shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; It's not that serious. First of all, we should pay attention to whether the WeChat avatar and WeChat account itself contain illegal and insulting content. According to the relevant provisions of Article 19 of the National Flag Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), it is suspected to be illegal to paste obscene, pornographic or other insulting pictures and words on the national flag pattern;
The law does not clearly stipulate that the national flag pattern cannot be used as the head of a natural person on social platforms. Generally speaking, in the field of private rights, "the law can be used without prohibition", so the behavior of online users using the national flag avatar itself does not violate the law. According to the regulations, the national flag and its pattern shall not be used as trademarks, patented designs and commercial advertisements, and shall not be used in inappropriate occasions such as private funeral activities.
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People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law
Article 15 When the national flag is hoisted, it shall be placed in a prominent position. When carrying the national flag and other flags, the national flag should precede the other flags. When the national flag and other flags are hoisted at the same time, the national flag should be placed in the center, higher or prominent position.
Article 17 stipulates that the damaged, defiled, faded or substandard national flag shall not be hoisted. Article 18 stipulates that the national flag and its patterns shall not be used as trademarks and advertisements, and shall not be used for private funeral activities.