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Weibo said the content had “violated state laws.”

The owners of a prominent Chinese feminist social media account say China’s biggest social media network, Weibo, has suspended their account for “violating state laws” after they shared an article about an upcoming anti-Trump women’s strike happening around the world.

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Xiong Jing, an editor of Nuquan Zhisheng – or Feminist Voices – told BuzzFeed News that she received a message from Weibo on Monday night notifying her that Feminist Voices had been suspended because the content of a recent post had “violated relevant state laws and regulations”.

“Hello, because the content from one of your recent posts violated relevant state laws and regulations, your account has been silenced for 30 days.”

Xiong Jing

Although Weibo did not identify the piece of content that led to the shutdown, Xiong said a Feb. 14 post with a translated version of a Guardian article about a planned women’s strike on March 8 had been deleted by the social media giant. The strike is being organized by the people behind the recent Women’s March.

When accounts are “silenced” on Weibo, users are unable to make new posts, send private messages, or comment on others' posts.

Xiong Jing

“We have always been posting content about equal rights and feminism. There is nothing sensitive about this content,” Xiong said, adding that the article “doesn’t even really affect what is going on in China.”

“Sorry, this content is in violation of the Weibo Community Laws or relevant laws and policies.”

Xiong Jing

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