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Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after Ch…
Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash
Summary
A multinational corporation preemptively censors its own merchandise due to authoritarian state pressure, demonstrating how corporate entities internalize censorship demands and suppress content based on political sensitivities rather than legal restrictions.
Sanrio has apologised after its merchandise line with Japanese TV series Vivant drew criticism.
corporate censorship
state pressure
content suppression
geopolitical control
self-censorship
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