Marvel Rivals, a popular video game developed by a Chinese company, has come under fire for censoring certain phrases in its text chat feature, including 'free Hong Kong' and 'Tiananmen Square.' The restrictions are largely confined to China-related topics, raising concerns about Chinese censorship creeping into media consumed by Americans. As China's video game industry grows, the country's authoritarian leaders are setting the terms of how social platforms within the industry operate. The problem is expected to worsen as Western developers have greater incentives to release games in China and Chinese publishers continue to export games.

Original article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/briefing/censoring-games.html
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