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Disney Plus Hong Kong Removes Episode Of ‘The Simpsons’ Over References To “Forced Labour Camps” In China

February 21, 2023

Thanks to a joke referencing "force labour camps" in China, Disney has pulled a recent episode of The Simpsons from the Hong Kong edition of their signature streaming service. Homer (Dan Castellaneta) gets ...

Multiple Blizzard Titles Including ‘World Of Warcraft’ And ‘Overwatch 2’ Shut Down In China As NetEase Partnership Comes To An End

Ryan Pearson

January 24, 2023

Video Games

Multiple Blizzard Entertainment have ceased operations in China, as they have been unable to repair their partnership with NetEase. Players face off against Umbrelskul in the The Azure Vault via World of Wa...

Ashe from Overwatch in her Lunar New Year 2022 skin

Blizzard Entertainment To Suspend All Game Services And Sales In China Starting January 2023

Ryan Pearson

November 17, 2022

Video Games

Blizzard Entertainment has announced they will be suspending game services and new sales in China starting January 2023. Nova blows Arthas a taunting kiss goodbye via Heroes of the Storm (2015), Blizz...

Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and DC’s ‘Black Adam’ To Reportedly Be Denied Release Dates In China

Spencer Baculi

November 11, 2022

Movies

According to a new report, 2022's two final superhero outings, Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and DC Films' Black Adam, are going to have to attempt to turn a profit without the help of the Chinese mar...

‘Lycoris Recoil’ Season Finale Writer Attacked By Mob Of Angry Shippers Over Episode’s Lack Of Lesbian Ending

Nerdigans Inc.

October 5, 2022

Anime

A disappointed minority of Lycoris Recoils fans recently took their own head canons to a whole new level of chaos when they angrily descended upon a member of the its production team after the series' season fi...

China Changes ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Ending To Please Local Censors

Jacob Smith

August 23, 2022

Censorship, Movies

Minions: The Rise of Gru is Universal Pictures' #2 highest grossing film of 2022 next to Jurassic World: Dominion, and it is a big reason why Universal has grossed more money than any other studio in 2022 so fa...

Chris Evans Calls Critics Of Lightyear’s Gay Kiss “Idiots” As His Film Is Banned In the Middle East

Jacob Smith

June 16, 2022

Movies

Lightyear star Chris Evans had some very interesting comments to make just shortly after his new movie was banned in multiple Middle Eastern countries. Earlier this week, it was announced that the latest D...

Appearance Of Anti-Communist Newspaper The Epoch Times In Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Sparks Outrage In China

Spencer Baculi

May 2, 2022

Movies

The appearance of The Epoch Times, a newspaper associated with the anti-CCP Falun Gong religious movement, in Marvel and Disney’s upcoming Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness has sparked outrage in Chin...

Warner Bros. Removes Gay Dialogue From Chinese Release Of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore

Spencer Baculi

April 13, 2022

Censorship, Movies

In the latest case of Hollywood bending the knee to China’s censorious standards, Warner Bros. has reportedly removed instances of gay dialogue from the most recent entry into the Harry Potter franchise, Fantas...

Genshin Impact Player Reportedly Hit With 15 Year Ban For Stating COVID-19 Came From China, Mocking Chinese Government

Ryan Pearson

April 5, 2022

Video Games

A Genshin Impact player has allegedly been banned for 15 years for mocking the Chinese government and stating COVID-19 came from China. Source: Genshin Impact Twitter RELATED: Keanu Reeves Reportedly Scr...

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