Censorship

Yakuza Tattoos In Netflix’s Gokushufudou The Way of the Househusband Censored In China

April 14, 2021

The Yakuza tattoos of Gokushufudou, The Way of the Househuband’s protagonist, which denote his plot-relevant former membership in the Japanese criminal organization, have been censored by Netflix for the series...

Twitch To Begin Banning Users For Off-Site and Offline Harassment Policy Violations

Spencer Baculi

April 13, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

In the latest update to their harassment policy, Twitch has announced that off-site and offline violations will now result in punitive action from the streaming platform, including account bans and investigatio...

This Land Is My Land Developers Harassed By Critical Race Theorists Over Game’s Native American Inspired Content

Spencer Baculi

April 11, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

To the surprise of absolutely no one, a number of critical race theorists have taken issue with the upcoming Native American inspired video game This Land Is My Land, harassing the developers with accusations o...

Instagram Begins Automatically Labeling Gina Carano Content With Warning Regarding COVID-19 Information

Donald Edmonds

April 9, 2021

Celebrity, Censorship

Earlier this afternoon, Twitter user @Thattugglife posted that there was something peculiar about using the Instagram app, particularly surrounding the posting of Gina Carano related content. Source: The Ma...

Council on American-Islamic Relations Issues Call To Deplatform Six Days In Fallujah, Claims Game Is An “Arab Murder Simulator”

Spencer Baculi

April 9, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the "largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization" in the United States, has called on digital platform holders to refuse sale of Six Days of Fallujah,...

After Pepe Le Pew Deemed Offensive, Warner Bros. Includes A Clockwork Orange Characters In Space Jam: A New Legacy

Josh Berger

April 6, 2021

Censorship, Movies, Television

This past weekend, Warner Bros. released the first official trailer for Space Jam: A New Legacy, the sequel to the original Space Jam starring Michael Jordan, to a rather mixed reception from fans. While the...

Artist Aaron Lopresti Reveals Dynamite Entertainment Required Him To Censor His Cover for James Bond: Agent of Spectre

Spencer Baculi

March 31, 2021

Censorship, Comic Books

Veteran comic book artist Aaron Lopresti has revealed that Dynamite Entertainment required him to censor his original cover to James Bond: Agent of Spectre in order to avoid portraying the eponymous secret agen...

YouTube Under Fire After Announcing That Public Dislikes Will Be Hidden, Some Content Creators Speculate Disney/Star Wars Is To Blame

Josh Berger

March 31, 2021

Censorship

YouTube announced today that they will be testing a new design that will hide dislikes from the public. What's more, the video-sharing website claims that content creator feedback has been taken into account in...

Scholastic Removes Book By Captain Underpants Creator Dav Pikey From Publication, Claims Title “Perpetuates Passive Racism”

Spencer Baculi

March 29, 2021

Books, Censorship

Following in the footsteps of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, children’s book publisher Scholastic Reading has announced that they will be removing the second graphic novel from Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey, The...

Nickelodeon Pulls Two Episodes Of Spongebob SquarePants From Streaming Services Over ‘Inappropriate’ and Quarantine-Related Content

Spencer Baculi

March 27, 2021

Censorship, Television

Spongebob Squarepants has become the latest media property to fall victim to censorship, as two episodes of the beloved children’s series have been pulled for ‘inappropriate’ and quarantine-related content, res...