Tencent Restores Fight Club's Original Ending

Chinese conglomerate Tencent restores the film's original ending after backlash from netizens, movie buffs and director David Fincher.

by Mekayla Jooste, 09 February 2022

5 Times Movies Were Edited for China Release

Movies will cut characters, shots and scenes, dub language and even add in fake clothes all to meet the strict requirements of China's film board.

by Lars James Hamer, 28 January 2022

Weibo Bans These ‘Vulgar’ and ‘Insulting’ Words

Weibo will ban the following terms from its social media platform.

by Lars James Hamer, 10 December 2021

Wikipedia Currently Down in China

Bad news, netizens.

by Ryan Gandolfo, 23 April 2019

Even Bing is Now Blocked in China (Update: It's Back)

Bye-bye Bing, it was good while it lasted.

by Matthew Bossons, 24 January 2019

Man Fined, Imprisoned for Selling VPN Software in Shanghai

A software developer has been fined RMB10,000 and given a three-year prison sentence in Shanghai for selling VPN services online.

by That's Shanghai, 10 October 2018

Yahoo Search Blocked in China

Fare thee well, Yahoo search, our fingers are crossed for your speedy return. In the meantime, though, at least we still have Bing…

by Matthew Bossons, 03 September 2018

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