Censorship

Persona 5 Royal, the latest game in the Persona series, which adds quite a bit of new content to the previously released Persona 5, will censor multiple scenes featuring two gay men. In an interview with Gam...

Letterboxd Inexplicably Bans Black Libertarian Film Critic Jacob Smith and His Society Reviews Account

Drew Taylor

February 6, 2020

Letterboxd has banned film critic Jacob Smith's Society Reviews account. In a post to Society Reviews earlier this month, Smith revealed that Letterboxd banned their account which included over 500 reviews o...

For Second Time, Funimation Promises “Uncut” Release of Tsugumomo, Delivers Censored Version Instead

February 2, 2020

Anime, Censorship

Fans have discovered that Funimation’s recent release of Tsugumomo on Blu-ray presents viewers with a censored version of the series despite the promise made on the back of the box that the release would be “un...

Commandos 2 – HD Remaster Removes Swastika and Rising Sun Imagery: “It’s About an Attitude – and the Moral Responsibility”

January 29, 2020

The recently released Commandos 2 – HD Remaster has been scrubbed of all depictions of Nazi Swastikas and the Rising Sun of Imperial Japan, with the game’s publisher citing outdated censorship laws and a “moral...

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

January 12, 2020

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

January 11, 2020

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

January 10, 2020

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