Disney accused of censoring Tiananmen Square episode of The Simpsons in Hong Kong Independent.ie


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DISNEY+ has been accused of surrendering to Chinese censorship in Hong Kong by dropping an episode of The Simpsons featuring Tiananmen Square from its streaming service. The platform, which opened in the state earlier this month, offered Hong Kongers 32 seasons of the show but eagle-eyed fans have spotted that one episode is missing. As of Sunday, episodes 11 and 13 of Season 16 were available but episode 12 – Goo Goo Gai Pan – was not. The 2005 show satirises the Chinese state’s heavy censorship of discussion around the June 1989 massacre. In one scene, the animated Simpsons family...