Hong Kong (CNN) Two explosive rape allegations have rocked China in recent weeks, turning a spotlight on the country's stifled #MeToo movement and problems of sexual assault. In both cases, victims had posted their allegations on Chinese social media, which sparked an online furor and prompted police to investigate. Government supporters and nationalist trolls have also attacked feminist social media accounts, with some platforms removing their accounts entirely. "Although most prominent feminist social media accounts have been censored, the victims can always manage to find their own ways to speak out." A hashtag, #GirlsHelpGirls, even began circulating on the social media platform Weibo to encourage other women to speak up — before Weibo eventually limited use of the hashtag.

Source: CNN August 11, 2021 05:08 UTC