censorship
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Warner Bros. Removes Gay References in Movie for China
For the Chinese edition of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Warner Bros. removed references to a gay connection. As per Warner Bros. China has asked them to remove the gay reference. China is known for its strict censorship, and there have been numerous instances where scenes and speech from TV shows, movies, and other…
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Drastic censorship and surveillance inside Tibet
Why is it that getting news from Tibet is becoming increasingly difficult? China boasts across the world that Tibet has been transformed “from serfdom to freedom,” yet the “freedom” appears to be merely cosmetic.
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Hong Kong’s new film censorship law bans even cartoons over Tibet, Tiananmen Square
The Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong is missing an episode(episode 12 of season 16) of “The Simpsons” in which the cartoon American family makes witty humorous remarks regarding Tibet, the Tiananmen Square, Mao Zedong, and the Cultural Revolution. This raises concerns about the mainland China-style censorship in the city.
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Baltic minnow stands up to a rising behemoth, China
China has always kept a tight grip on what its citizens may read and write on their cellphones. Officials in Lithuania were taken aback when they discovered a hidden but active feature in a popular Chinese-made smartphone sold in the Baltic nation: a censorship registry of 449 phrases prohibited by the Chinese Communist Party.