Fans noticed a Simpsons episode is missing from Disney+ in Hong Kong - CNN

It's unclear if China is blocking the episode in question or if Disney has chosen not to air the episode there.

Hong Kong's Bureau of Commerce and Economic Development said in a statement published by the New York Times that its recently enacted censorship ordinance applies to movies and not streaming services, like Disney+.

China has regularly censored media, and companies that operate within the country are forced to censor search results for Chinese users — particularly images and information about the Tiananmen Square protests and the killings that ensued.

The Chinese government has worked hard to restrict images and reports of the 1989 event, considering it a threat to the legitimacy of its continued one-party rule.

Many were killed on June 4, 1989, in Tiananmen Square.

Estimates of the death toll range from several hundred to thousands.

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