In 2008 , a girl called Zhang Ya ( ) from Liaoning province , Northeast China , posted a 4-minute video of herself complaining about the amount of attention the Sichuan earthquake victims were receiving on television . An intense response from Internet vigilantes resulted in the girl 's personal details ( even including her blood type ) being made available online , as well as dozens of abusive video responses on Chinese websites and blogs . The girl was taken into police custody for three days as protection from vigilante death threats
Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Online shaming