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02-24-2016, 03:34 PM
China pulls gay online drama off the Internet and people aren't happy
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The Chinese censors are at work again. A popular 15-episode web drama called Addiction was taken off air earlier this week after 12 episodes were shown.
The drama ******, which centres around the homo***ual relationship between two teenage Chinese boys, debuted in China in late January and has since garnered a huge following. Reports say that the ****** has accumulated more than 10 million viewers since it premiered.
SEE ALSO: Indonesia to shut down all its red-light districts by 2019 (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/indonesia-closes-red-light/)
Unfortunately, fans in mainland China will **t be able to find out what happened in the final three episodes, as it's been completely ******* from all Chinese streaming sites, reported (http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1915975/chinese-gay-drama-pulled-internet-sparking-backlash) South China Morning Post. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/china-bans-gay-drama/)
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The Chinese censors are at work again. A popular 15-episode web drama called Addiction was taken off air earlier this week after 12 episodes were shown.
The drama ******, which centres around the homo***ual relationship between two teenage Chinese boys, debuted in China in late January and has since garnered a huge following. Reports say that the ****** has accumulated more than 10 million viewers since it premiered.
SEE ALSO: Indonesia to shut down all its red-light districts by 2019 (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/indonesia-closes-red-light/)
Unfortunately, fans in mainland China will **t be able to find out what happened in the final three episodes, as it's been completely ******* from all Chinese streaming sites, reported (http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1915975/chinese-gay-drama-pulled-internet-sparking-backlash) South China Morning Post. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/china-bans-gay-drama/)
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