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China Announces New Gaming Rules For Minors Including Ban Of Under-16s From Live Streaming And A “Unified Electronic Identity Authentication System”

September 29, 2021

In continuation of their ongoing effort to ostensibly address the potential negative effects that video gaming could have on the health of minors, China has announced a new set of guidelines aimed at regulating...

China Bans “Sissy Men And Other Abnormal Esthetics” From Appearing On Television In Order To Promote “Revolutionary Culture”

Spencer Baculi

September 9, 2021

Television

Thanks to the censor-happy government of China, male individuals and characters deemed to be too effeminate have now been banned from being broadcast on television inside the Communist state’s borders. Sour...

Adam Sandler Reveals Netflix Made Him Remove Plot Involving China From Their Upcoming LeBron James-Produced Film Hustle

Josh Berger

September 2, 2021

Celebrity, Censorship, Movies

Hollywood actor and comedian Adam Sandler has revealed that Netflix made him make some drastic changes to his upcoming LeBron James-produced basketball film, Hustle, because its original plot involved China. ...

Report: Hollywood Losing Ground In China As Audiences Grow Tired Of Incessant Pandering

Josh Berger

August 31, 2021

Censorship, Movies

According to a recent report from Variety, big-budget American movies are being squeezed out of China due to the population of the Asian communist country growing tired of Hollywood's incessant pandering. S...

Voice Actress Ai Kayano Removed From Azur Lane and Arknights After Visit To Controversial Japanese Shrine Sparks Outrage Among Chinese Players

Spencer Baculi

July 4, 2021

Video Games

Voice actress Ai Kayano, perhaps best known for her role as Darkness in KonoSuba, has been completely removed from the Chinese servers for two separate China-developed mobile games, Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Y...

Guilty Gear -Strive- Update Removes References To Taiwan, Tibet, and Uyghur Region From In-Game Story Archives

Spencer Baculi

June 25, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

A recent update to Arc System Works’ recently released Guilty Gear -Strive- has removed a mention of various entities viewed unfavorably by the Chinese government, including Taiwan, Tibet, and the Uyghur autono...

Veteran Anime Director Shinji Takamatsu Reveals Impact Of Chinese Censors On Anime Production Schedules

Spencer Baculi

June 6, 2021

Anime

Veteran anime director Shinji Takamatsu, whose resume includes stints directing Gin Tama and co-producing Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counter Attack, recently opened up on the impact Chinese censors have had on ...

China Censors Academy Award Winning Nomadland Director Chloé Zhao Over Nearly Decade-Old Criticism Of Communist Government

Josh Berger

April 29, 2021

Celebrity, Censorship, Movies

This past Sunday, director Chloé Zhao made history by becoming the very first Chinese woman to win an Oscar, receiving the Academy Award for Best Director for her critically praised drama Nomadland. Source:...

MiHoYo Prematurely Ends Latest Global Honkai Impact 3rd Event, Removes Promotional Video Following Complaints From Chinese Players

Spencer Baculi

April 23, 2021

Censorship, Video Games

MiHoYo has announced that they will prematurely end the latest Honkai Impact 3rd story event, a celebration of the mobile action RPG's third global anniversary, and remove a promotional video featuring the game...

Yakuza Tattoos In Netflix’s Gokushufudou The Way of the Househusband Censored In China

Spencer Baculi

April 14, 2021

Anime, Censorship

The Yakuza tattoos of Gokushufudou, The Way of the Househuband’s protagonist, which denote his plot-relevant former membership in the Japanese criminal organization, have been censored by Netflix for the series...

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