Lesbians, sexually suggestive language — you name it — they’re not our friends

‘Friends’ fans in China are up in arms after the sitcom was censored, with a hashtag about it viewed 54-million times

14 February 2022 - 19:51 By Zheping Huang

Chinese streaming platforms Tencent, Youku, Bilibili and iQiyi have removed references to a lesbian character, politically sensitive images and sexually suggestive language from hit sitcom Friends, which returned to the services this month. ..

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