Something I just found out about but when I did it was an "Of course
they do!" moment.
All computer and video games sold in China have to include built in
censors to prevent players from using offensive words or phrases when
they name characters or other things in the game. And apparently the >translation database used by the government for translating forbidden >character strings from Chinese to other languages has issues. So things
like naming something after a German company doesn't work because many
such companies name's end with 'B' and that triggers the software censor.
Given the pressure such measures have imposed on getting non-Chinese
movies allowed in China and the way movie studios edit their world-wide >releases as a result, I can only imagine who much of an impact that has
on video and computer games around the world.
On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:08:07 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
Something I just found out about but when I did it was an "Of course
they do!" moment.
All computer and video games sold in China have to include built in
censors to prevent players from using offensive words or phrases when
they name characters or other things in the game. And apparently the
translation database used by the government for translating forbidden
character strings from Chinese to other languages has issues. So things
like naming something after a German company doesn't work because many
such companies name's end with 'B' and that triggers the software censor.
Given the pressure such measures have imposed on getting non-Chinese
movies allowed in China and the way movie studios edit their world-wide
releases as a result, I can only imagine who much of an impact that has
on video and computer games around the world.
In the early 2000s, when oh-so-many tech companies were - after
rushing into China - were starting to bump into these sorts of
restrictions, the common argument was it ws better for the
corporations to remain in China, because - even if they were censored
by the Chinese government - their presence would slowly moderate and "westernize" the country so it became more free and open.
Two decades down the line, this line of reasoning needs to be
questioned and companies that continue to blindly do business with
China need to be held to account. The bottom line - whether its in
regard to our own purchases or the actions of a corporation - cannot
continue to be the only measure we use to determine our activities in
this world.
On 7/31/2022 11:40 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:08:07 -0700, Dimensional TravelerThere are a few signs that Hollywood has gotten fed up with China's
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
Something I just found out about but when I did it was an "Of course
they do!" moment.
All computer and video games sold in China have to include built in
censors to prevent players from using offensive words or phrases when
they name characters or other things in the game. And apparently the
translation database used by the government for translating forbidden
character strings from Chinese to other languages has issues. So things
like naming something after a German company doesn't work because many
such companies name's end with 'B' and that triggers the software censor. >>>
Given the pressure such measures have imposed on getting non-Chinese
movies allowed in China and the way movie studios edit their world-wide
releases as a result, I can only imagine who much of an impact that has
on video and computer games around the world.
In the early 2000s, when oh-so-many tech companies were - after
rushing into China - were starting to bump into these sorts of
restrictions, the common argument was it ws better for the
corporations to remain in China, because - even if they were censored
by the Chinese government - their presence would slowly moderate and
"westernize" the country so it became more free and open.
Two decades down the line, this line of reasoning needs to be
questioned and companies that continue to blindly do business with
China need to be held to account. The bottom line - whether its in
regard to our own purchases or the actions of a corporation - cannot
continue to be the only measure we use to determine our activities in
this world.
demands after the Chinese Film Department demanded that Marvel remove
the Statue of Liberty from one of the latest Spider-Man movies when it
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