Usually, they only censor the explicit content. But this is the first time that AI tools were used to directly alter the content of the original film.
By the way, the film has been withdrawn from a wide release in China after receiving too many complaints.
As somewhat of a BL gourmand, I was under the impression that they must’ve been relaxing the censorship around LGBT content lately, but I guess maybe they get around it by not releasing their shows on Chinese platforms? Either way, some of the most popular BLs this year have been Chinese, including the world’s first live-action Omegaverse BL (and yes, the boys do get pregnant!).
Web series usually don’t go through censorship, otherwise the poor staff in the department would be completely overwhelmed lol. It’s mostly release on movie theaters and public television channels that require the proper license and censorship approval.
The world’s first live action Omegaverse BL was Star Trek The Original Series Season 2, Episode 1 “Amok Time.” Unfortunately neither boy got pregnant in that one.