Disney censors The Simpsons episode with Tiananmen Square reference in Hong Kong


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[subscribe to Reclaim The Net.] Disney+ has censored an episode of The Simpsons in Hong Kong, where the streaming service recently launched. The episode was censored over references to the Tiananmen Square massacre. Until June last year, Hong Kong operated separately from China. Hong Kongers enjoyed more freedoms than the mainland. However, since Beijing enforced the national security law in Hong Kong, the censorship laws enforced in China started applying on the island. On social media, Disney+ subscribers began reporting that an episode in Season 16 had been removed in Hong Kong. We’ve managed to confirm that the Season 16...