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I'm seeing posts on reddit saying China banned gay and effeminate men from vidya. Anybody have a non-western source on that? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 years ago by MathVelazquez@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

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[–] BladeRunner@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

China digital times is a well known anti-CPC website.

[–] commiecapybara@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

Thanks for letting me know. If this was the only source, I would have breathed a sigh of relief at it just being :cia: propaganda, but unfortunately state-owned media Sixth Tone has corroborated this information over several of their articles, so it does seem to be true, at least the parts regarding the regulations against homosexuality, feminine men, and GNC AMABs.

From the last article:

Apart from limiting access to foreign games, the agreement also emphasized the responsibility of gaming companies to monitor users via real-name registration and facial recognition to deter minors from playing. The document also expressed its commitment to combating so-called sissy men and danmei :deeper-sadness: