ASMR movies become comfortable with sound are completely prohibited in China as "vulgar porn content"

The phenomenon that the autonomic nerve is stimulated by the sound and the brain feels pleasant as it melts is called "ASMR(Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response: Autonomous sensation cum repulsion)"is. A movie that triggers this ASMR is reported as "vulgar porn content" from the Chinese authorities, and it is reported that it has been deleted from the streaming platform in China.

China bans ASMR videos citing 'vulgar and pornographic content' - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/18/17475942/china-asmr-video-ban-anti-pornography

ASMR is a phenomenon that learns the feeling that the brain can melt by hearing, many movies that recorded soap scraping sounds, earpick sounds, haircut sounds etc. have been uploaded to YouTube and many others. Many movies that triggered ASMR recorded whispering and chewing sounds with binaural microphones, and as seen in the following movies, when watching with headphones or earphones worn as if they really sounded whispering at their ears There is also.

~ Simple Pleasures ~ ASMR Soft Spoken Personal Attention - YouTube


Some movies that induce ASMR also have sexual content, and some people watch to seek sexual stimulation but they are not majority at all.Research conducted in 2015, About 82% of ASMR movie users in the US and Western Europe are using ASMR as sexual stimulus because they are using 70% as relief of stress as an aid to introduce sleep People are reported to be only about 5%.

However, crack down on pornographic content and offending publications in ChinaNationwide scrubbing non-work small groupOn June 8, 2018, "To eliminate vulgar and sexual ASMR thoroughly"AnnouncementThen I showed the stance of pursuing criminal responsibility. further,Youku·Bilibili·DouyuASMR movies have been deleted from the streaming platform in China such as China, and when actually searching for "ASMR" in Youku, 1 case did not hit.


However, while the announcement by the nationwide sweeping nonsmoking sub-group points out that ASMR is pornography, there is no specific definition of what is porn. SNS in China ·WeiboIn response to the news released by the authorities, "Is ASMR banned? Is it no longer considered sexual to eat something? How can I get to sleep?" The voice of the shake and the shaken voice saying "What is next prohibited by the authorities on Internet content" is rising from the Internet users in China.


Originally bloggers who had been upgrading ASMR movies said, "If the sex industry is legalized in China, I think we can solve the social problems that China holds cleanly, compared to 30 years ago, the society in China also opened up I believe that it will become one day so I'm coming. "