Category: censorship

The Chinese government set to ban all video games that contain LGBTQ+ relationships or “unmanly” characters. According to a report from the South China Morning Post, the new policy was introduced via an internal memo from Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) – the country’s internet watchdog. The memo states that any “effeminate” male characters, established queer relationships and characters with “no clear gender” are banned. “If regulators can’t tell the character’s gender immediately, the setting of the characters could be considered problematic and red flags will be raised,” it said.…