American porn site removes Chinese keywords after user campaign in China, where it is censored

The China Project illustration by Derek Zheng

Pornhub has banned the Chinese words for “rape” (强奸 qiángjiān), “gang rape” (轮奸 lúnjiān), and “drug-facilitated rape” (迷奸 míjiān) after a Weibo campaign accused the website of allowing videos of rape and sexual abuse to be uploaded and making the content easily accessible to Chinese-speaking users. 

Pornhub is blocked by China’s Great Firewall, so these users must be using virtual private networks (VPNs) to “jump over the wall” (翻墙 fān qiáng).