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Douban has attracted a large number of intellectuals who are eager to discuss social issues. This makes Douban vulnerable to censorship by the Chinese government. Douban reviews all content posted on the website, preventing some material from being posted in the first place, and taking down other materials after the fact.<ref name="BBC" />
In March 2009, Douban removed art paintings of the [[Renaissance]] on the grounds that they contained 'pornographic' elements.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7940000/newsid_7948300/7948369.stm|title=泥马战河蟹 草根斗权威|publisher=BBC中文网|date=2009-03-17|accessdate=2009-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7870000/newsid_7877400/7877462.stm|title=给大卫像穿衣抗议政府封网|publisher=BBC中文网|date=2009-02-09|accessdate=2009-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.163.com/09/0210/08/51PEPTVI00011229.html|title=网友响应反低俗号召 给名画"穿上"衣服|publisher=信息时报|date=2009-02-10|accessdate=2019-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213135303/http://news.163.com/09/0210/08/51PEPTVI00011229.html|archive-date=2009-02-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> This led to a campaign called "Portraits: Dress up" in which internet users were asked to dress up images of famous renaissance nudes in a protest against Douban's self-censorship. The administrators then removed the discussion about the campaign.<ref name="BBC" />
That year also saw the 20th anniversary of the [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests]], and Douban further extended its keyword list to ban any terms that are likely to relate to the incident.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Custer|first1=C.|title=What to Expect on June 4, China’s Unofficial and Orwellian ‘Internet Maintenance Day’|url=https://www.techinasia.com/june-4-china-unofficial-orwellian-internet-maintenance-day|work=Tech in Asia|date=3 June 2013|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Honorof|first1=Marshall|title=China marks Tiananmen Massacre with 'Internet Maintenance Day'|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52096871/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/china-marks-tiananmen-massacre-internet-maintenance-day/|work=NBC News|date=4 June 2013}}</ref> One example is the ban on mentioning [[Victoria Park, Hong Kong|Victoria Park]] in [[Hong Kong]], the venue where the memorial gathering for the 20th anniversary was held, in the fear that it may lead to sensitive discussions. Users also found that some discussion groups, like the Hong Kong cultural study group ''hkren'', were suddenly banned and all topics were removed without any notice. This angered some members, causing them to move to other similar websites that employ less strict self-censorship policies.<ref name="BBC" />
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