China is so adamant about crushing dissent and promoting moral values that couches are now banned from videos

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• China is clamping down on the portrayal of all kinds of "obscene" behaviors online, according to a report from The Globe and Mail.
• Video platforms must censor tattoos, drinking, smoking, "flirtatious dancing," and even scenes that use a bed or sofa as a prop.
• The censorship directive, according to The Globe and Mail report, is also targeting online content that promotes groups of people gathering, such as direct-selling networks and proselytizing.
• 29 years on from the Tiananmen Square massacre, The Chinese Communist Party still seems fearful of citizens gathering to protest, so it's banning entertainment that could encourage dissent to grow.

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China is clamping down on the portrayal of all kinds of "obscene" behaviors online, according to a report from The Globe and Mail.

A number of sources told The Globe and Mail that a directive, titled "Management requirements for live service information and content," is being used to guide censorship decisions at some of China's most-popular video-streaming sites. 

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