Censorship

Koei Tecmo Censors Fairy Tail RPG Panty Shots With Day One Update

August 3, 2020

Koei Tecmo has released a patch which removes visible ‘panty shots’ from their latest game, Fairy Tail, less than two days after it’s release. https://youtu.be/YzdqrKCm5dw Fairy Tale is an RPG adaptation ...

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fails To Stop U.S. Army And Navy From Recruiting On Twitch

Drew Taylor

August 1, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Controversial Democratic representative from New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently proposed an amendment that would have prevented the US Army and Navy from using their budget to advertise on the popular s...

Former Overwatch Pro Silkthread Reveals Blizzard Tried To Fine Him $1000 For Pepe The Frog Tweet

Drew Taylor

July 29, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Former Overwatch pro "Silkthread" recently recounted how he was fined $1000 dollars by Blizzard for a tweet concerning Pepe the Frog. On a July 23rd Twitch stream, Silkthread, whose name is Ted Wang, shared ...

Love Hina Mangaka Speaks Before Japanese Government on Manga Survival, Hopes to “Avoid A Situation Where Japanese Works Are Regulated By Foreign Standards”

Love Hina Mangaka Warns About A Future “Where Japanese Works Are Regulated By Foreign Standards”

Spencer Baculi

July 7, 2020

Censorship, Manga

Mangaka Ken Akamatsu was recently summoned to speak before the Japanese House of Councilors on the subject of manga’s continued survival over the course of the next ten years. The summons prompted the Love H...

Japanese Release of The Last of Us Part II Censors Abby Sex Scene

Spencer Baculi

June 26, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

The now infamous sex scene in The Last of Us Part II, which graphically depicts the first few moments of intercourse between newcomers Abby and Owen, has been censored in the Japanese release of the game. ...

Report: HBO Max Bans Five Episodes Of South Park Because They Portray The Prophet Muhammad

Jorge Arenas

June 25, 2020

Censorship, Television

A new report details that HBO Max has banned five episodes of Comedy Central's South Park because they depict the Prophet Muhammad. Deadline reports that HBO Max refused to host five episodes of South Park b...

ComicBooks Subreddit Bans Mike Baron’s Florida Man IndieGoGo

John F. Trent

June 22, 2020

Censorship, Comic Books

The ComicBooks subreddit that has over 1.2 million subscribers banned the promotion of Mike Baron and Todd Mulrooney's Florida Man IndieGoGo. Florida Man editor and the editor-in-chief of Bleeding Fool Chris...

The Last Of Us II’s Sex Scene Featuring Abby, Promoted as "Tasteful”, Leaks Ahead of Official Release

The Last Of Us Part II’s Sex Scene Featuring Abby, Promoted as “Tasteful,” Leaks Ahead of Official Release

Spencer Baculi

June 18, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

A sex scene in The Last of Us Part II touted as “tasteful” by Naughty Dog VP Neil Druckmann has leaked just days before the game’s official release, and contrary to intentions, the scene is anything but. The...

Paw Patrol Faces Criticism and Backlash for Featuring a Positive Portrayal of Police

Spencer Baculi

June 12, 2020

Censorship, Television

Paw Patrol, the massively popular Nickelodeon Jr. cartoon featuring a crew of dogs in search and rescue positions, has come under fire after voicing their support for “black voices” as critics take issue with t...

Lilly Wachowski Claims The Matrix Was Born Out Of “Rage At Capitalism”

John F. Trent

June 3, 2020

Censorship, Movies

Lilly Wachowski, who wrote and directed The Matrix with Lana Wachowski, recently detailed the film was born out of "rage at capitalism and corporatized structure and forms of oppression." Wachowski, who rece...