PewDiePie explains why he\u2019s been banned in China During his October 19 upload, YouTube king Felix \u2018PewDiePie\u2019 Kjellberg made the shocking announcement that his content has been banned in China, and explained why. PewDiePie is the biggest content creator on YouTube with over 101 million subscribers and his audience spread all across the world. However, one place the Swede\u2019s content is no longer welcome is China. During his latest episode on October 19, the YouTuber surprised his audience when he revealed that his content had now been banned in the country, as he explained it was due to him reacting to a meme. PewDiePie banned in China Pewds opened up to his audience about the ban by saying, \u201cWell boys, we did it. I\u2019m banned from China. After I spoke about the Hong Kong protests, and mocked their leader as looking like Winnie the Pooh, I got banned from China.\u201d He then explained that looking up his name in the country on any site, including Reddit or YouTube, will show up a blank result. While he found it amusing, he also apologized to fans. \u201cI\u2019m laughing, but yeah I\u2019m sorry if you are in China, and try to watch my videos. That kind of sucks. It\u2019s just kind of funny.\u201d The YouTube star said he expected the ban was coming, given the country\u2019s history of censoring topics about Hong Kong. What got PewDiePie banned? The video that got the Swede banned was his October 16 episode of \u2018Meme Review\u2019 where the YouTube star reviewed the current popular memes on the internet. Half way into the segment, Pewds shifted focus to the Hong Kong protests happening right now against China. He reacted to a meme about China\u2019s leader Xi Jinping that compared him to Disney character Winnie the Pooh. \u201cIt became a meme that the Chinese leader looks exactly like Winnie the Pooh,\u201d PewDiePie laughed. \u201cThe resemblance is uncanny!\u201d (Timestamp of 14:17 for mobile viewers.) In 2017, the China government started censoring and banning the Disney character after bloggers started posting memes of the Chinese leader comparing him to the talking bear. The country even banned the 2018 film \u2018Christopher Robin\u2019 starring Ewan McGregor from showing in Chinese cinemas after the leader was angry and considered the meme comparisons a form of propaganda. While it\u2019s unfortunate for PewDiePie fans in China that can no longer watch his content, the Swede doesn\u2019t seem too bothered by it. The YouTube king has a history of speaking his mind, even when it can land him into hot water. As of the time of this article, the Swede continues to dominate on YouTube with over 101 million subscribers and no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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