The censors in China have struck again. The ending of the animated film 'Minions: The Rise of Gru', the sequel to 2015's 'Minion' has been significantly altered.

China alters 'Minions The Rise of Gru' ending, invites ridicule

China on Saturday (April 23) took down a viral video that showed the impact of a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown on Shanghai's residents. The viral video, titled "The Voice of April," showed the plight and the dire situation of residents after it was shared on Weibo and WeChat.

China takes down viral video showing impact of prolonged COVID-19 lockdown on Shanghai's residents

A Chinese state broadcaster reportedly censored a major part of a Paralympic official's speech at the opening ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games during which he called for peace amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

Russia-Ukraine war: Chinese broadcaster 'censors' call for peace at Paralympic Games opening ceremony

As 'Friends' fans in China tuned in on Thursday to watch the special reunion episode, they were in for a surprise. The country's top streaming platforms censored nearly six minutes of material from the special episode which included footage of Lady Gaga, BTS, Justin Bieber and even a few gay fans of the series speaking about how special the show was.

'Friends' reunion: China censors BTS, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber's portions from the special 

Beijing-born Chloe Zhao was scrubbed from Chinese social media on Monday as a nationalist backlash airbrushed out her remarkable achievement of becoming the first woman of colour to win the best director Oscar.

China censors Oscars success of history-making Chloe Zhao

China's education ministry on Wednesday announced it was banning foreign teaching materials like textbooks and classic novels in schools and said it would "tighten" its review system on teaching material.

Now, China bans foreign teaching material in schools

Google's CEO faces a grilling from US lawmakers on how the web search giant handled an alarming data breach and whether it may bend to Chinese government censorship demands.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai faces House grilling on breach, China censorship

Cambridge University Press (CUP) temporarily agreed to block sensitive articles from another publication under pressure from Beijing causing an international outcry

Second academic journal pressed to censor China content

The instruction comes after Apple removed VPN services from its Chinese app store over the weekend, amid a government crackdown on their use to bypass the so-called "Great Firewall"

Amazon China partner tells users to stop using illegal VPNs

China's rule is for formalising and tightening the steps censors should take when setting material under a tough crackdown on media and entertainment

'Sing the motherland': China tightens rules for online content

Operators of shows must identify presenters via interviews or video calls and suspend services if they detect content that violates laws

China imposes new control measures on online video content