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What Chinese streaming services censor from American TV shows

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Sep 9, 2022

A journalist's side-by-side comparison of 100 episodes of “The Big Bang Theory” on Chinese and U.S. streaming sites.

Foreign TV shows on Chinese streaming websites like Youku must be approved by regulators. Journalist Manyun Zou analyzed 100 episodes of “The Big Bang Theory” to figure out what was censored.

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