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| Uniqlo sex video goes viral as Chinese authorities condemn clip as 'against socialist values' | Uniqlo sex video goes viral as Chinese authorities condemn clip as 'against socialist values' |
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| A sex tape reportedly filmed in a clothing store’s changing room has gone viral in China as authorities condemned the explicit video as “against socialist values”. | A sex tape reportedly filmed in a clothing store’s changing room has gone viral in China as authorities condemned the explicit video as “against socialist values”. |
| The short clip, which rapidly went viral on China’s hugely popular social media networks Weibo and WeChat on Tuesday, showed a man clothed in black and a naked woman having sex in a Uniqlo changing room in the Beijing flagship store. | The short clip, which rapidly went viral on China’s hugely popular social media networks Weibo and WeChat on Tuesday, showed a man clothed in black and a naked woman having sex in a Uniqlo changing room in the Beijing flagship store. |
| Internet censors scrabbled to ban the video – which has now reportedly been taken down by the Cyberspace Administration of China – as it was shared by millions across the Chinese version of Facebook, Weibo, and WeChat, the country’s version of Twitter. | Internet censors scrabbled to ban the video – which has now reportedly been taken down by the Cyberspace Administration of China – as it was shared by millions across the Chinese version of Facebook, Weibo, and WeChat, the country’s version of Twitter. |
| People pose outside the now-infamous Beijing Uniqlo store | |
| Executives of the social media giants have been ordered to participate in the investigation as the agency released a statement claiming “the obscene fitting room video” had “severely against socialist core values,” the South China Morning Post reported. | Executives of the social media giants have been ordered to participate in the investigation as the agency released a statement claiming “the obscene fitting room video” had “severely against socialist core values,” the South China Morning Post reported. |
| The organisation also intimated that the video could be a public relations ploy – an accusation firmly denied by Uniqlo. | The organisation also intimated that the video could be a public relations ploy – an accusation firmly denied by Uniqlo. |
| In a statement, the Japanese retail giant – which has stores in 14 countries – reminded customers to “abide by social ethics, maintain social justice and correctly and properly use the fitting spaces provided by Uniqlo stores”. | In a statement, the Japanese retail giant – which has stores in 14 countries – reminded customers to “abide by social ethics, maintain social justice and correctly and properly use the fitting spaces provided by Uniqlo stores”. |
| Beijing police are reportedly investigating who made the clip and how it appeared on the internet. | Beijing police are reportedly investigating who made the clip and how it appeared on the internet. |
| Meanwhile, Chinese consumers appear anything but upset by by the video’s appearance. The Guardian reported that commemorative t-shirts had appeared celebrating the video – and hundreds descending on the store in the capital where the clip was allegedly filmed to take selfies. | Meanwhile, Chinese consumers appear anything but upset by by the video’s appearance. The Guardian reported that commemorative t-shirts had appeared celebrating the video – and hundreds descending on the store in the capital where the clip was allegedly filmed to take selfies. |