Censorship

France Bans Access to Popular Hentai Outlet Nhentai, Claims “Site Contains Images of Child Porn”

November 22, 2020

In the latest move by a world government against anime and manga, the French government has begun to restrict access to popular hentai outlet Nhentai, with a new government redirect page warning that the variou...

Australia Bans Import of Hentai And Other Adult Anime Products from Japan!

Spencer Baculi

October 20, 2020

Anime, Censorship

In an escalation of the country’s campaign against anime and manga, Australia has banned the import of adult anime media and products, including hentai, into the country. Related: Australian Senator Stir...

Adult Swim Permanently Retires Episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and The Boondocks “Due To Cultural Sensitivities”

Spencer Baculi

September 30, 2020

Censorship, Television

The popular Cartoon Network programming block Adult Swim has announced that various episodes from several of their animated series have been “permanently retired” from streaming and broadcast “due to cultural s...

Hololive Issues 3-Week Suspension to VTubers Akai Haato and Kiryu Coco For Viewing List That Recognized Taiwan Independence

Spencer Baculi

September 28, 2020

Anime, Censorship

Hololive has issued a three-week suspension to a pair of its virtual talents, Akai Haato and Kiryu Coco, after the two characters referred to Taiwan as an independent state rather than as a territory of China. ...

Funimation’s Upcoming Physical Release of Azur Lane Anime Will Allegedly Be Heavily Censored

Spencer Baculi

September 19, 2020

Anime, Censorship

Funimation has allegedly informed an online retailer that their upcoming physical release of the Azur Lane anime adaptation will feature heavy censorship of the series’ fanservice-heavy content. Related: F...

Blizzard Censors Single Curse Word in Years-Old World of Warcraft Dialogue

Jorge Arenas

August 28, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

It seems that Blizzard Entertainment is combing through their smash hit MMORPG World of Warcraft for anything problematic, as the gaming studio has recently removed a single swear word from a piece of dialogue ...

Tiananmen Square Protest Footage Removed from Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Teaser Trailer

Spencer Baculi

August 26, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Historical footage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests has been removed from the teaser trailer for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer after Chinese censors took offense to its inclusion. ...

Literary Assistant Sasha White Dropped by The Tobias Literary Agency For Retweet That Made Distinction Between Biological and Trans Women

Literary Assistant Agent Sasha White Fired by The Tobias Literary Agency For “Anti-Trans Sentiments”

Spencer Baculi

August 25, 2020

Books, Censorship

Literary agency assistant Sasha White has been fired by her employer, The Tobias Literary Agency, for comments that made a distinction between biological and trans women. White made a number of comments ...

YouTuber Leafy Banned From Platform For Violating "Harassment" Policy in Series of Videos on Streamer Pokimane

YouTuber Leafy Banned From Platform For Violating “Harassment” Policy After Producing Series of Videos On Twitch Streamer Pokimane

Spencer Baculi

August 25, 2020

Celebrity, Censorship

Popular YouTuber Calvin “Leafyishere” Lee Vai has been suspended from the popular video sharing platform due to allegedly violating the site’s “harassment” policy in a series of videos discussing Twitch streame...

The Word “Trap” Banned from Animemes Subreddit, Moderators Claim Term “Results In The Erasure of Trans People”

Spencer Baculi

August 13, 2020

Anime, Censorship

The moderation team for the Animemes subreddit have banned the word “trap” on the grounds that “most communities readily consider the term to be a slur.” Bridget (Guilty Gear) is one of the most well-known ...