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BEIJING (Reuters) - Several Chinese feminist channels on Douban, a popular social networking forum in China, were abruptly shut this week, triggering online anger and prompting calls for women to “stick together”.
The sign of Chinese social networking forum Douban is seen under a magnifying glass near a mobile phone displaying the Douban app in this picture illustration taken April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
Douban has closed at least eight feminist channels, citing extremism, and radical political views and ideological content, women’s rights supporter Zhou Xiaoxuan wrote on social media.
“I firmly support my sisters on Douban, and oppose Douban’s cancellation of feminist channels,” said Zhou, who in 2018 filed a sexual assault suit against a national TV anchor, fuelling China’s #MeToo movement.
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