China’s latest censorship crackdown targets children’s cartoons

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Adult comic and animation fans in China now face limits on the types of entertainment they can view due to recent restrictions aimed at protecting minors from vulgarity.

The National Radio and Television Administration, China’s broadcasting authority, announced on Friday that it would ban cartoons and other television shows primarily produced for children that contain any mention of violence, blood, vulgarity, or pornography.

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