It’s a strange time for Agnieszka Holland. Green Border, the new film from the acclaimed Polish director — a three-time Oscar nominee — just celebrated the best opening for a Polish movie in cinemas this year with 137,000 admissions over its first weekend, according to local distributor Kino Świat. It’s […]
Étiquette : censorship
Remember When ‘Game of Thrones’ Was Hit With Censorship?
The Big Picture Game of Thrones was known for its mature content, including violence, nudity, and sex, which set it apart from other fantasy series. Censorship in certain countries, like China, resulted in shortened versions of the show, leaving out crucial scenes that impacted the plot and made the story […]
The Animated Series’ 10 Most Confusing Censorship Changes
Following the success of Batman: The Animated Series, several more superhero action shows were produced during the 1990s. One of the most successful was Fox Kid’s Spider-Man: The Animated Series, led by John Semper Jr. Working closely with Stan Lee, this show introduced a new generation to the adventures of […]
Berlin: Director Guy Nattiv on ‘Golda,’ Israeli Politics, Censorship and Casting Helen Mirren as the “Iron Lady of Israel”
The events of so-called Yom Kippur War, or the fourth Arab-Israeli War, are seared in the memory of all those who lived through them. The joint invasion by Arab forces from Egypt and Syria in the dawn hours of Oct. 6, 1973 nearly led to Israel’s complete military defeat. The […]
Fire Emblem Engage ‘Censorship’ supprime les lignes d’amour pour les personnages mineurs – Rapport
Cris de Emblème de feu s’engager La « censure » a suivi les conclusions présumées d’une datamine de la version japonaise du jeu, qui a ensuite été comparée à la version anglaise. Le changement le plus notable est la suppression des lignes de romance suggestives partagées entre les personnages mineurs. Suppression des […]
Trump’s Big Tech lawsuit has legs and other commentary
Big Tech watch: Don’s Censorship Suit Has Legs Not so fast, counters Vivek Ramaswamy in The Wall Street Journal to the prestige press predictable dismissals of former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Big Tech censors: “There’s a strong case to be made that social-media censorship violates the Constitution.” Yes, the First […]
Trump says tech titans are not ‘immune’ from his lawsuit
Big Tech has the power to censor people’s speech in violation of the Constitution, former President Donald Trump said Sunday, but Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are not “immune” from the class-action lawsuit he filed against them last week. “They’re taking away your freedom of speech. They are taking away your […]
Two-thirds of Americans say they censor themselves: study
Roughly two-thirds of Americans say they routinely or sometimes censor themselves in conversation, according to a new study. The poll of 1,462 people found 18 percent said they censored themselves “all the time” while 48 percent said they did so “sometimes.” Fifty-nine percent of those asked deemed current levels of […]
Belarus government blocks media outlet, detains reporters
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained some of its journalists and several reporters from other news organizations Thursday, the latest moves in a sweeping crackdown on dissent and independent media in the ex-Soviet nation. Belarus’ Information Ministry said it has […]
Greenwald blasts Facebook for censoring COVID vaccine opinions
Journalist Glenn Greenwald is blasting Facebook for its decision to crackdown on users posting comments about the coronavirus vaccine that undermine official information being provided by “authorities.” Greenwald, a Pulitzer-prize winning reporter, said social media giants like Facebook are under immense pressure from mainstream media outlets to censor dissenting opinion. […]