A disturbing Telegram forum group—with over 100,000 members and at least 20 subgroups dedicated to explicit content—has been sharing intimate photos of Chinese women without consent, including images obtained through hidden cameras and AI-generated deepfakes.

After media exposure, several victims have come forward on social media. One, Ms. M (23), revealed that her ex-boyfriend secretly took upskirt photos of her and female friends, storing them in a hidden album.

Ms. M said her ex—a fellow overseas student who often discussed gender equality—used excuses like "your sleeping posture looks funny" to photograph her in bed. When confronted, he admitted to hoarding the images as "revenge" for past rejections before turning aggressive.

"We are not... 'content' that can be randomly uploaded, viewed and fantasized about," one user wrote on Red Note, a Chinese social media platform similar to Instagram.