Disney Hong Kong suspends 'The Simpsons' screenings over 'forced labor' referenc

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Reuters Reports from the Hong Kongสล็อต walletSpecial Administrative Region of China on February 7 that the cartoon "The Simpsons" with the episode "One Angry Lisa" was first broadcast on television in October. Previously, it was not available on the "Disney Plus" streaming service in Hong Kong.


The Reuters news agency can not determine whether When was the episode removed, and Disney has yet to comment.

For the content of the cartoon in the above episode, there is a scene where Marge Simpson looks at the Great Wall of China during an exercise class. by her teacher saying, "Be shocked by the wonders of China. bitcoin mine and forced labor camps where children are smartphone makers."

Even all the time China denies any allegations of forced labor. But human rights groups and Western governments have long accused Beijing of Violating the rights of the Uyghurs which are ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. as well as the use of forced labor in concentration camps.

A similar incident occurred in 2021, during the launch of Disney Plus in Hong Kong, when Disney removed an episode of "The Simpsons" that referenced the Tiananmen Square crackdown. in the year 1989