Censorship

Groyper Army Leader Nick Fuentes Has YouTube Channel Temporarily Demonetized and Receives One Week Streaming Ban

January 14, 2020

Nick Fuentes, the 22-year old conservative YouTuber and leader of the “Groyper Army” political movement, has recently had his channel America First temporarily demonetized and his streaming privileges revoked f...

China’s “Healthy China 2030” Initiative Aims to Protect Children by Bringing Further Monitoring of Online Content & Games

Spencer Baculi

January 12, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Chinese regulators have introduced a new initiative, “Healthy China 2030,” which will bring further scrutiny and surveillance of video game and online content under the guise of protecting the mental health of ...

Games Done Quick Issues Submission Ban to Speedrunner Luzbelheim for Anti-Feminist Views

Spencer Baculi

January 11, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Shortly after completing his Final Fantasy VIII speed run for the Games Done Quick charity video game speed-running event, speedrunner Luzbelheim has been issued an 18-month submission ban due to his anti-femin...

PC Specialist Advertisement Banned in UK for Perpetuating “Harmful Gender Stereotypes” Due to Not Featuring Women

Spencer Baculi

January 10, 2020

Censorship

A new advertisement for the UK-based specialty computer retailer PC Specialist has been banned by the country’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) due to complaints that the ad “perpetuated harmful gender st...

Report: CNN Settles Lawsuit With Nick Sandmann For Undisclosed Amount

Jorge Arenas

January 7, 2020

Censorship

According to a report by Fox 19, CNN has opted to settle a lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann for an undisclosed amount. Fox 19 reports: "The amount of the settlement was not made public ...

UK Academic Advocates for Classifying ‘Nerd’ and ‘Geek’ Insults as Hate Speech

UK Academic Dr. Sonja Falck Advocates for Classifying ‘Nerd’ and ‘Geek’ Insults as Hate Speech

Spencer Baculi

January 2, 2020

Censorship

Following the publication of her research into discrimination against intelligent individuals, UK psychotherapy practitioner and academic Dr. Sonja Falck has recently begun to advocate for the British governmen...

Brief Same-Sex Kiss Scene in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Cut from Singapore Screenings

Spencer Baculi

December 27, 2019

Censorship, Movies

A minor scene in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker featuring two female Resistance members sharing a kiss has been cut from the release of the film in Singapore in order for the film to keep a PG-13 rating. R...

Same-Sex Kiss in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Cut in Middle East, Left Untouched in China

Spencer Baculi

December 19, 2019

Censorship

Audiences have reported that a same-sex kiss between two female Resistance members seen near the end of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been cut from showings in the Middle East while the scene surprisingl...

YouTube Cracks Down on Harassment and Threats, Enacts New Guidelines for Content Creators

Spencer Baculi

December 13, 2019

Censorship

YouTube recently unveiled an updated “harassment policy” for their website, which aims to reduce the amount of harassment, threats, and “toxic comments” in response to calls for the video sharing platform to ta...

Valve Delaying Steam Approval of Games Inspired by and Supportive of Hong Kong Protestors

Valve Reportedly Delaying Steam Approval of Games Inspired by and Supportive of Hong Kong Protestors

Spencer Baculi

December 10, 2019

Censorship, Video Games

According to the respective developers of Liberate Hong Kong and Karma, two separate games inspired by the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Valve has been artificially delaying the Steam approval process fo...