Disney+ in Hong Kong drops 'Simpsons' episode with 'forced labour' mention

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HONG KONG, Feb 7 ― An episode of The Simpsons that refers to “forced labour camps” in China is nowhere to be found on the Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong amid...

HONG KONG, Feb 7 ― An episode ofthat refers to “forced labour camps” in China is nowhere to be found on the Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong amid growing censorship concerns in the city.

It is the second time in three years that the streaming service's Hong Kong version has dropped a Simpsons episode that satirised China. While those rules do not cover streaming services, authorities have warned that online platforms are still subject to the national security law, which criminalises the broadly defined crimes of subversion, succession, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces.

 

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