‘Softcore harassment’ China live-streams let remote control toys lift women’s skirts
- Women appear in simulated beach settings, viewers download app to move toy diggers, can use them to ‘tickle’ legs
A new trend on China’s social media platforms that allows users to lift the skirts of young women during live-streaming, is causing widespread concern.
A simulated beach setting with sand on the floor, a virtual sea, and palm trees in the background, includes barefoot women hosts wearing skirts or tight trousers.
The women are sitting on beach chairs and are surrounded by toy vehicles, such as excavators and road rollers.
Mainland reports revealed that viewers can download an app that allows them to remotely control the vehicles during the live-streams – so they can move them around, operate the arms and use them to dig in the sand.
A live-stream account called Xianshan Remote Control Centre, posted on its social media account: “We want to showcase our self-developed system, allowing people to enjoy the fun of remotely operating an excavator.”
However, some viewers move the excavators so they are touching the women hosts’ legs and stomachs, and some even attempt to lift their skirts.