Censorship

SEGA Removes ‘Rising Sun’ Sonic the Hedgehog Hoodie From Online Store After Causing Offense to Korean Fans

May 25, 2020

A hoodie featuring a design inspired by the Japanese ‘Rising Sun’ flag has been removed from SEGA’s webstore after Korean fans took offense to the use of the flag’s image due to its associations with World War ...

Croteam Confirms Censorship of Harpy Enemy Design in Serious Sam 4

Spencer Baculi

May 22, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Fans of the M-rated Serious Sam series have discovered that the Scythian Witch-Harpy enemy has had her design censored by developer Croteam in the series’ latest entry. The Scythian Witch-Harpy, a class of e...

Rumor: Hollywood Studios Want To Ban President Trump From Using Pop Culture Memes

John F. Trent

May 20, 2020

Censorship, Movies

A new rumor details that Hollywood Studios want to ban President Donald Trump from using pop culture memes. President Trump and his supporters are no stranger to using Hollywood films to create memes to prom...

Netflix Censors ‘Oh Là Là’ Magazine Cover in Back to the Future II

Spencer Baculi

May 19, 2020

Censorship, Movies

Following its recent arrival on the streaming service, fans have discovered that Netflix has censored the seconds long shot of the ‘Oh Là Là’ lingerie magazine cover in Back to the Future II. After a frantic...

New Twitch Safety Advisory Council Member FerociouslySteph Calls Gamers “White Supremacists” Threatens To Go After “Shitty” People

Jorge Arenas

May 19, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Twitch recently announced their new Twitch Safety Advisory Council a few days ago with the explicit purpose of informing and guiding "decisions made at Twitch by contributing their experience, expertise, and be...

Legendary Horror Host Joe Bob Briggs Accused of Homophobia and Racism Over Criticism of LGBT Acronym and Deplatforming Attempts

Spencer Baculi

May 17, 2020

Celebrity, Censorship

Joe Bob Briggs, the iconic Horror alter-ego of film critic and comedian John Bloom and current host of The Last Drive-In, has become the target of accusations of homophobia, transphobia, and racism from members...

Twitch Bans Simp Emotes to “Prohibit Harassment”

Jorge Arenas

May 12, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Amazon's popular streaming platform Twitch is reportedly removing Simp emotes to "prohibit harassment." According to a report from Kotaku, the streaming site is "deleting emotes that contain any mention of t...

The Last of Us II Designs Are Less Feminine to Avoid Offending Trans Players, Alleges Naughty Dog Source

Rumor: The Last of Us Part II Employees Could Lose Jobs If They Voice “Concerns On Its Story”

Spencer Baculi

April 30, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Following the immense backlash towards Naughty Dog, sparked after leaked cutscenes from The Last of Us 2 gave players their first look at the game’s questionable plot points and character designs, an alleged so...

Naughty Dog and Sony Attempt To Quash Last of Us Part 2 Leaks And Silence Anyone Discussing Them

John F. Trent

April 30, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment are attempting to quash the recent release of the Last of Us Part 2 leaks, not only are they trying to quash the leaks, but they are attempting to silence anyone w...

YouTuber Vara Dark Receives Threatening Letter And Has Web Hosting Account Hacked After Covering YouTuber Suzy Lu

Drew Taylor

April 21, 2020

Celebrity, Censorship

On April 18th, YouTuber Vara Dark posted a video recounting how she received a threatening email, and then was subsequently hacked after covering fellow YouTuber Suzy Lu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff1-...