China's incredible online video censorship now includes extramarital affairs, flirtation, and ghostly scenes

China's incredible online video censorship now includes extramarital affairs, flirtation, and ghostly scenes
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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.

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Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.