Disney Bends to Chinese Censors and Drops Simpsons Episode Referencing Slave Labor

Disney has removed an episode from The Simpsons Its streaming service in Hong Kong, which was referred to “forced labor camps” China The Financial Times reported Monday.

This episode, which originally aired in October with the name “The Secret,” “One Angry Lisa,” A character may say: “Behold the wonders of China: Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones.”

The quote is a reference to China’s mass incarceration of Uyghur Muslims in the country’s Xinjiang region as part of an aggressive communist re-education program.

Numerous human rights investigations have revealed evidence that Chinese authorities used forced sterilization, surveillance and slave labor. Concluded Count as crimes against humanity

It is unknown when the episode was removed by Disney Plus Hong Kong or what extent of pressure the company was subject to. Both Disney representatives as well as the Beijing-controlled authorities in the area have so far declined comment.

China has removed the episode as it continues to consolidate its control of the city. This was in response to the 1998 British Empire handover. 

This isn’t the first time Disney has been censored by Chinese authorities. The streaming service will be available in 2021 Another episode can be cut This entry “Goo Goo Gai Pan” After a reference to Tiananmen square massacre in 1989 when Chinese state troopers brutally shot down unarmed pro­democracy demonstrators

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