China's subway warn against 'airdrop perverts'... women complain online about their victimization, according to Chinese coverage

Recently, in China, there was a post on the Internet saying, "When I was on the subway in Hangzhou, I was sent an obscene image by 'AirDrop'."

A, who lives in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, was on subway line 4 when a stranger sent her a photo using the iPhone's data transmission and reception function "AirDrop." The first time I refused to receive it with the "decline" button, but when the other party sent it again it was received, it is said that a shirtless photo of a strange man was displayed.

At that time, A immediately deleted the photo she received and did not report it to the police.

After the incident was published online and became a hot topic, the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau subway branch announced on May 10th that "currently, police agencies are intervening and investigating." It also warned that sending such obscene images could result in up to 15 days of detention and a fine of up to 3,000 yuan.

In fact, in October 2022, in Hangzhou, a man was fined 500 yuan for sending an obscene video to a woman on subway line. In January 2021, a man was sentenced to 15 days of administrative detention for sending obscene images to an unspecified number of people on the subway.