censorship
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YouTube’s New Profanity Policy Will Let You Curse A Bit More
Good news for all the potty-mouthed YouTubers out there. A new update introduced by the monetisation policy team makes some important changes, letting you curse more often in your uploads and still collect that ad-revenue bag.
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Don’t Blame The Classification Board, Blame The Government
Games don’t get banned all that often, and every time it happens there’s a surge of interest in Australia’s archaic classification system. That’s generally followed by a torrent of abuse against the Classification Board, occasionally Australia itself, and more recently, a bit of public vitriol directly against the members of the board.
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Tokyo Mirage Sessions For Switch Is The Western Version With Its Family-Friendly Changes
Nintendo and Atlus’ excellent Fire Emblem/Shin Megami Tensei crossover for the Wii U underwent some significant changes in its journey from Japan to the West. Character ages were increased. Skimpy outfits were censored. Now the Japanese get to experience that censorship firsthand, as the global Switch version of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE is based on…
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We Happy Few Devs Are Surprised The Game Was Banned A Second Time
No game over the last few years helped highlight the absurdity of Australia’s classification guidelines like We Happy Few, a game about a dystopian universe where the population is kept in check with mood-altering drugs. The overall messaging around Joy in We Happy Few was a key factor in the game’s R18 rating, and developers…