Blockchain, technology that rose to fame thanks to the rise of cryptocurrencies, this time is the key piece in a fight against censorship, led by activists of the MeToo campaign in China.

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MeToo is a movement created in 2006, which is responsible for helping victims of sexual violence. Its goal is to create a world where sexual attacks no longer exist, so it has focused on promoting the empowerment of the most affected.

And it is with sexual violence that this story begins in the Asian country. Some students of the University of Peking, discovered a supposed attack of a teacher towards a student. In 1998, Gao Yan, a literature student, was raped by one of her teachers, which led her to take her own life that same year.

Students from the university asked the directors of the institution to investigate the case; however, they refused to give information about what happened.

Peking University is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country, so both its authorities and the Chinese government take great care of its reputation.

But one of the students did not settle for the response of the university leaders. Yue Xin published an open letter on April 23 in which she described how, for continuing to ask and discuss the 1998 case, she was intimidated and threatened by university authorities to leave her investigation.

She also explains that her mother received several official communications from the university, which tried to convince her that her daughter was doing activities that threatened the institution. As a result, his mother was forced to visit Yue Xin in the middle of the night and ask him to erase all the data he had collected about the rape case.

Peking University denies that student rights are violated. He said in a statement posted on his website that he contacted the activist's parents because they were concerned about his safety.

Yue Xin, determined not to be silent and tell her version of events, published the open letter that quickly circulated on social networks. And then it was censored by the Chinese government.

When other students realized that the government of the nation was taking these actions, they decided to use other means to ensure that the letter remained on the web. They decided to use blockchain and Ethereum.

To achieve this, an Ethereum address made a transfer itself, with a value of US $ 0. At the time of performing the operation, in the "notes" section, he published the text written by Yue. It is important to remember that with Ethereum the transaction records are public, so anyone can read that note.

The letter has hundreds of comments, but the first of all was one of the most significant, stating that "fortunately there is a place to leave the truth."