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· Carl Samson
China Bans All Online Videos They Think Are ‘Gay’ Because They’re ‘Abnormal’
In an effort to strengthen its “Great Firewall“, China is banning online videos with homosexual content after determining that they display “abnormal sexual behavior.” The move is part of a set of new regulations issued by the China Netcasting Services Association (CNSA)…
· Ryan General
PUBG For The Chinese Market Will Be Infused With ‘Socialist Values’
“Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), the immensely popular multiplayer online video game, will soon be available in China — with some tweaks incorporating “socialist values.” South Korean game developer PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of its parent company Bluehole Inc., has…
· Editorial Staff
‘Heart-Shaped Boob Challenge’ is Taking Over Chinese Social Media
Say goodbye to the “A4 Waist” and “One Finger Selfie” challenges. A new internet craze has been spotted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo called “Heart-Shaped Boob Challenge.” The online trend was seen on the platform earlier this week, according to WhatsOnWeibo. To…
· Carl Samson
Why Apple Just Pulled 60 VPNs From the App Store in China
Apple has just become instrumental to China’s “Great Firewall” by obliterating around 60 virtual private networks (VPNs) from its Chinese App Store over the weekend. Providers of the affected VPNs expressed their disappointment at the tech giant’s move, which easily prompted…
· Carl Samson
Winnie the Pooh Is Now ILLEGAL in China
Winnie the Pooh, the tubby bear from A.A. Milne’s children’s books, has become the latest target of China’s Great Firewall. Censors started deleting online content mentioning Winnie the Pooh over the weekend. Attempts to post the character’s name in Chinese returned the message…
· Ryan General
China is Now Censoring Papparazzi on Social Media
China has now extended the scope of its censorship from political content to entertainment gossip. The Cyberspace Administration of China, the government arm that censors content that would contradict the government’s political agenda, recently deactivated multiple social media…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Girls are Getting Plastic Surgery Just to Become Internet Famous
More and more young Chinese women are subjecting their faces to plastic surgery in hopes of becoming online stars. With the possibility of earning up to $20,000 a month, it’s not surprising that China’s live streaming industry continues to flourish. Last year, estimates valued…
· Khier Casino
Disney Refuses to Cut ‘Gay Moment’ in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ For Malaysia
Disney has defended its remake of “Beauty and the Beast” by indefinitely pulling the film from theaters in Malaysia instead of cutting scenes involving an “exclusively gay moment” between two characters. The live-action remake of the 1991 animated musical, which opens March 17,…
· Carl Samson
Psychologist Argues Chinese People Think Like 6-Month-Old Infants
A psychologist has argued that most Chinese people have the mental age of a six-month-old and never got out of what Sigmund Freud called the oral stage in his psychosexual theory of development. The oral stage is the first of Freud’s five stages, where the mouth serves as the…
· Khier Casino
Newly Crowned Thai King to Pardon 150,000 Prisoners to Help Needy People
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn will pardon or cut the prison sentences of up to 150,000 inmates, officials announced on Tuesday. The move is an unprecedented act of “mercy” as Vajiralongkorn reaches out to needy people following the death of his father, King Bhumibol…
· Khier Casino
China Has a New Plan to Cut Off People’s Internet If There’s a Crisis
China has drafted a bill that would give police the power to disconnect people from the Internet in times of natural disasters, public health crises or social unrest, according to the Ministry of Public Security. “If necessary, police authorities at the county level and above…
· Max Chang
The Petition to Remove Reddit CEO Ellen Pao Now has Almost 200,000 Supporters
(UPDATE: Ellen Pao issued a new apology statement saying, “We screwed up” in Reddit post.) An online petition calling for the resignation of Reddit CEO Ellen Pao has gained new steam this weekend in the wake of the chaos caused by the sudden and unexplained dismissal of beloved…