FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2014 file photo, visitors pose for photos outside an entrance to Peking University in Beijing, China. A Peking university senior's writings on privilege and self-expression have become rallying cries for students expressing rare public outrage over Peking University's efforts to quiet her exposure of a decades-old alleged rape case. The vocal backlash, including an online petition launched Wednesday April 25, 2018, is being regarded as a pivotal moment in China's nascent #MeToo movement. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
BEIJING: Attempts to silence a student who drew attention to sexual abuse allegations at a Chinese university have inspired tech-savvy activists to use blockchain technology to dodge censors and keep the fledgling #MeToo movement alive.
The uproar began when a student wrote an open letter this week accusing a staff member at Peking University of trying to intimidate her over a petition she launched urging the school to make public an investigation into a 1998 sexual abuse case.
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