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Kingdom Hearts 3 Creates Some Censorship Problems In China
Kingdom Hearts 3 Creates Some Censorship Problems In China With Kingdom Hearts 3 set to release in around two months, for many, it’s one of their most anticipated games. One particularly character in the Disney umbrella is, however, causing more than a few problems in China. You see, believe it…
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China Shuts Down Last Remaining Game Licensing Office
China Shuts Down Last Remaining Game Licensing Office In terms of what is permitted in the media, it’s little secret that China has some of the strictest censorship regulations out there. Put simply, if it doesn’t get the governmental seal of approval, it doesn’t get released. This is certainly no…
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Google Doesn’t Answer Key Questions On China Search Engine
Google Doesn’t Answer Key Questions On China Search Engine It’s been known for quite some time now that Google is working on a search engine for China. The engine would, of course, have to be specifically designed to not only work but also encompass the rather strict censorship and regulation…
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China Drops Ban Hammer On 4,000 Websites
China Drops Ban Hammer On 4,000 Websites It is no secret that China has one of the strongest regulated internet services in the world. While we in the West enjoy a relatively free and open internet experience (in terms of news at least) any website, app or online service in…
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China’s Game License Hold Might Last Another 6 Months
China’s Game License Hold Might Last Another 6 Months Over the last few weeks, it may have come to your attention that China had officially ceased any issue of gaming rating certifications. Essentially, no new games were being approved and if they’re not approved, they don’t get released. Considering that…
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China Opens A Second ‘Internet Court’ For Online Disputes
China Opens A Second ‘Internet Court’ For Online Disputes China is a pretty big country with a massive population. Ok, so I probably didn’t need to tell you that, but did you know that China has over 800 million people using the internet? When you consider that that is over…
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Battlefield V Bizarre Beta Chat Censorship Is Confirmed
Battlefield V Bizarre Beta Censorship Is Confirmed With the Battlefield V open beta being released for a few days now, I think it’s fairly safe to say that, being diplomatic, opinions are mixed. While some have praised its polish and presentation, other have been exceptionally critical of the Call of Duty…
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Mikes Rant – Social Media Needs Regulation Before It’s Too Late!
Mikes Rant 16 I am what you might call a ‘light’ user of social media. By that, I mean that I have a Facebook account, a Twitter account that I use on exceptionally rare occasions and absolutely nothing else. Nope, I have no Instagram, no WhatsApp and before the ladies…
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China Plans For Less Game Approvals To Combat Myopia
China Plans For Less Game Approvals To Combat Myopia Most people are aware that China has some of the strictest rules in the world surrounding what is permissible in their media. For Western companies, the country has often proven to be a particularly tough nut to crack, particularly in terms of gaming.…
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China Reports Massive Spike In Internet Users
China Reports Massive Spike In Internet Users China has the largest population in the world. With it currently estimated as being just under 1.4 billion, it’s clearly a massive tech market. It is also, no secret that while parts of the country are highly developed, others are still reasonably living…
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Google Staff Hold Protest Over Planned China Launch
Google Staff Hold Protest Over Planned China Launch Earlier this month, it was revealed that Google was in talks with the Chinese government for the launch of their search engine in the country. It is, of course, no small secret that China has some pretty stringent rules regarding what is…
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Steam Indefinitely Bans Adult Games Pending Category System
Steam Indefinitely Bans Adult Games Steam has always had a difficult relationship when it comes to games with adult content. Just to be clear here, we’re not talking adult as in guns and drugs. We’re talking adult as in computer generated boobies. At the risk of sound like an expert…
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China Place Temporary Ban On All Game Certifications
China Place Temporary Halt On All Game Certifications China is clearly a pretty massive market in terms of gaming and technology. It is also one of the toughest nations to get your foot in the door. In recent years we have seen companies such as Google and Facebook attempt to…
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Germany To Relax Nazi Symbolism Ban In Games And Media
Germany To Relax Nazi Symbolism Ban Despite Nazi’s being a rather popular theme of antagonist in films and games, as you can imagine, Germany is quite sensitive to the past. It’s not that they ignore it if anything, quite the contrary. They are very keen to ensure that Nazi symbolism…
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YouTube Bans Alex Jones After His Attempted Evasion
YouTube Permanently Bans Alex Jones Alex Jones is a highly controversial figure. The right-wing speaker has a number of usual conspiracy theories but generally is seen as a social commentator. Following a number of videos posted on his social media accounts last week though, several of the major platforms decided to…
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