Douyin, China’s TikTok, permanently bans live-streamer who verbally harassed young women on the streets
- A clip of the live-stream circulated on Weibo after a blogger shared it online
- Live-streamers in China who post content considered inappropriate can land on a government blacklist that forbids them from performing
The Chinese version of TikTok, another ByteDance-owned app called Douyin, has banned the account of a user who live-streamed himself harassing women on the street.
Internet users became aware of the video on Friday after a clip was shared on Weibo. In it, a man was seen approaching various young women on a busy street at night. He was repeatedly ignored but kept pressing on.
“Hi pretty woman, can you let me kiss you?” the man asked from behind the camera, keeping his phone pointed at a woman who kept walking away. Many live comments on the video encouraged the man, saying “kiss” or “kiss the girl”.
At one point, he revealed to two women that he was a Douyin host while showing viewers what was purportedly a key to a luxury car. He then caught sight of another woman leaning on a railing. He started trailing her, believing that she was drunk.
“Pretty woman, do you need someone to bring you home?” he asked.
