BEIJING, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — GSX Techedu Inc. (NYSE: GSX) (“GSX” or the “Company”), a leading online K-12 large-class after-school tutoring service provider in China, today refuted the false allegations in Muddy Waters Research’s latest 6-page report, dated May 28, 2020. After thoroughly analyzing the report, the Company would like to respond to some of the specific allegations:
1. Missing “agent_id”, “agent_policy”, and “timestamp”
The missing “agent_id” and “agent_policy” that Muddy Waters alleges are indexing and message processing codes added by an output server, not included in the input server. Datasets stay unprocessed in the input server (picture 1) until they get processed by the output server (picture 2), but both lead to the same conclusion, which proves the allegations on bot behaviors from Muddy Waters are wrong.
The Company herein displays a log screenshot (picture 2) from the same output server as Muddy Waters does, which includes “agent_id”, “agent_policy”, and “timestamp”, and validates the accuracy of GSX’s previous responses.
Picture 1: Log Screenshot from the Input Server
Picture 2: Log Screenshot from the Output Server
2. Precise Joiners, GSX IP Joiners, Burst Joiners and Early Joiners
The Company already provided detailed clarifications on those user behaviors in the previous press release.
3. Job posts for engineers to develop and maintain cellphones
GSX’s staff rely heavily on cellphones to communicate daily with students and parents. In line with the rapid growth in both students and employees, the Company requires enough engineers to conduct daily maintenance of cellphones, to improve communications efficiency and enhance cost control. That work has nothing to do with maintaining bot farms.
GSX remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance, as well as transparent and timely disclosure in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the NYSE. The Company remains focused on further developing its business, better serving its students, and creating value for shareholders over the long term.
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About GSX
GSX is a technology-driven education company and leading online K-12 large-class after-school tutoring service provider in China. GSX offers K-12 courses covering all primary and secondary grades as well as foreign language, professional and interest courses. GSX adopts an online live large-class format to deliver its courses, which the Company believes is the most effective and scalable model to disseminate scarce high-quality teaching resources to aspiring students in China. Big data analytics permeates each aspect of the Company’s business and facilitates the application of the latest technology to improve teaching delivery, student learning experience, and operational efficiency.
For further information, please contact:
GSX Techedu Inc.
Ms. Sandy Qin, CFA
E-mail: [email protected]
Christensen
In China
Mr. Christian Arnell
Phone: +86-10-5900-1548
E-mail: [email protected]
In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: +1-480-614-3004
Email: [email protected]
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