Algemeen·NRC·21 jul

China’s rulers have a woman problem

China has no direct translation of the word „manosphere” but it is plagued by one nonetheless—indeed, the abuse of women on social media is every bit as poisonous there as it is in democracies. The difference is that, in a country where censors rush to silence posts they dislike, the authorities tolerate the manosphere’s vitriol and instead focus their energy on women. The cyberspace regulator’s crackdown on harmful content specifically lists „extreme feminism”, including posts that promote singledom.