China has already imposed regulations on video games with content the state deems immoral. According to the memo leaked a few years ago, games must have "correct values" in order to be approved by the Chinese government, as well as an accurate understanding of Chinese history and culture.
The memo was leaked to The South China Morning Post, and gave more details on the types of content the government’s regulators will no longer approve.
The list includes:
- Games that include same-sex relationships or "effeminate males" as well as games in which a character’s gender is not immediately apparent. "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," the memo states.
- Games that allow players to make moral choices between good and evil paths are also on the chopping block. "Some games have blurred moral boundaries," the memo states. "Players can choose to be either good or evil… but we don’t think that games should give players this choice… and this must be altered."
The broadcast regulator also said that Chinese television should "vigorously promote excellent Chinese traditional culture, revolutionary culture and advanced socialist culture" instead of "vulgar internet celebrities."
The LGBTQ+ community within China’s social media platforms have also faced significant censorship.
Queer WeChat users and their content have reportedly been wiped from the app’s system.
On the messaging app QQ, keywords like "LGBTQ", "gay" and "lesbian" have also been banned due to being classified as "harmful". In retrospect, this could be the main reason why Chinese gamers are always winning against their wester counterparts.
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