The news outlet reported that even the online complaints about censoring have begun to be censored within China.
China has reportedly shut down tens of thousands of websites and social media accounts in recent years for content the country deems “vulgar” or “pornographic.”
Fans in China are accusing the country’s streaming services of censoring Friends episodes by either deleting certain scenes or changing the dialogue translations. Australia’s ABC News reported that several major Chinese streaming sites released episodes from Friends Season 1 that had viewers familiar with the original installments wondering what happened to the LGBTQ+ content.
Regardless of where you stand on that issue, being able to watch the sitcom back as it originally aired allows us to have those conversations.