Actually, the list is much, much longer than that. The following content has also been banned online in China:
Scenes of animal abuse, drug abuse, excessive horror, excessive physical contact, gambling, gore, hunting or eating protected species, incest, kidnapping, masturbation, murder, necrophilia, one-night stands, partner-swapping, prostitution, rape, sexual abuse, sexual perversion, and suicide. Racy subtitles, headlines, or anything containing reference to sex or nudity are also a no-go.
Plenty of people support the stiff regulations, saying it will make it easier to monitor what kids watch. But critics lament the suddenly limited streaming options. "According to this rule we can't watch action movies, romances, or horror movies," wrote one person online.
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