Marilyn MonHoe 9,941 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Zedd, a high-profile DJ and music producer, has been permanently banned from China for liking a tweet from "South Park's" official account. On Friday, Zedd tweeted about the ban, and CNBC verified the claim with his publicist on Saturday. "This is true, yes, but we don't have anymore info to give you at this time," Adam Guest, senior entertainment publicist at U.K.-based SATELLITE414 agency, told CNBC. It's unclear at the moment whether this means that Zedd has a travel ban to China. As of Saturday, his music was still available on Chinese music streaming site QQ Music. "South Park" stirred up controversy in the world's second-largest economy with an episode called "Band in China" which pokes fun at the country's strict censorship regime and ridicules American firms doing business there. Beijing responded by heavily censoring content related to "South Park" on search engines like Baiduand other online services. The tweet that Zedd liked on Twitter was one celebrating "South Park's" 300th episode. The 300th episode is called "Shots!!!" and looks to ridicule anti-vaccination supporters, or anti-vaxxers, as well as continuing its satirical take on China. Zedd was born in Russia but grew up in Germany. The German embassy in Beijing is yet to respond to a request for comment when contacted by CNBC. His ban comes at a time when American organizations' dealings with China are under heavy scrutiny with several being accused of bending over backwards to meet Beijing's demands around censorship. Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/12/dj-zedd-banned-in-china-for-liking-a-south-park-tweet.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald 13,841 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 For liking a tweet from South Park? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miaou 39,013 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Gaga’s impact is just too big Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 61,110 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I read about that and thought it was a joke How do you even get the message like "hi china here. you're banned" or?? Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0436 10,215 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 And people wonder why Taylor Swift sells a good amount in China, it’s because she’s one of the only international acts left! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clumsy Monster 1,518 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Gaga's curse strikes once again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 What tweet exactly? Maybe I want to like it too. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilmonzter 2,864 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Is gaga still banned in china? Sing C'est la vie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImTired 3,955 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, Ryusei said: I read about that and thought it was a joke How do you even get the message like "hi china here. you're banned" or?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 61,110 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 10 minutes ago, S0436 said: And people wonder why Taylor Swift sells a good amount in China, it’s because she’s one of the only international acts left! The music is available anyways „banned“ or not. Songs are available on streaming and karaoke and everything Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTPOP2 3,948 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, Ryusei said: I read about that and thought it was a joke How do you even get the message like "hi china here. you're banned" or?? no, I think it's a Chinese Haroon that pops up and bans you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose Bitch 278 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Gaga 2.0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Babylon 2,774 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 should be an Worldwide ban Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMiddleGround 3,269 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, Chris Martin said: should be an Worldwide ban Same goes for Chris Martin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwing 518 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Overreacting much? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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