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Chinese social media platforms fail to control racism against black people, report

Human Rights Watch in a new report Aug 16, 2023, found that racist content against Black people is increasingly common on the Chinese internet. [AP Photo]

A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that racist content denigrating Black people is increasingly common on the Chinese internet, and that major social media platforms and Chinese authorities have failed to address the issue systematically.

HRW analyzed hundreds of videos and posts on popular Chinese social media platforms, including Bilibili, Douyin, Kuaishou, Weibo and Xiaohongshu, since late 2021. It found that content portraying Black people based on offensive racial stereotypes has become rampant.

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