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Naming and shaming companies who kowtow to Chinese censorship requests

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Name of Company Date Occurred Date Added Why added Sources
Blizzard Entertainment 2019-10-05 2019-10-08 Banned a player who voiced support for the HK protests, rescinded his prize money and fired the 2 casters that were with him on air https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/08/tech/hearthstone-hong-kong-intl-hnk-scli/ https://kotaku.com/blizzard-suspends-hearthstone-player-for-hong-kong-supp-1838864961 https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/23179289
Apple 2019-10-03 2019-10-08 Removed HK police tracking app from the HK app store after pressure from the CCP; Removed Taiwan flag emoji in Hong Kong https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20903613/apple-hiding-taiwan-flag-emoji-hong-kong-macau-china https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/29/apple-removes-vpn-apps-from-the-app-store-in-china/ https://theintercept.com/2019/02/01/apple-apps-china-censorship/
NBA 2019-10-04 2019-10-08 After Daryl Morey, manager of the Houston Rockets, published a tweet supportive of the HK protests, NBA issued an apology, calling the tweet "inappropriate". NBA Commissioner Adam Silver later contradicted this stance and said "We are not apologizing for Daryl exercising his freedom of expression" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/houston-rockets-hong-kong-protests-china-nba-tencent-apology-twitter-a9146211.html https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/10/6d7f9f7d53b0-basketball-there-are-regrets-but-no-apology-nbas-silver.html
Marriott 2018-01-12 2019-10-08 Fired an employee after he "liked" an online post about Tibet; De-listed Taiwan as a nation, listed it instead as part of China after Chinese pressure; Released a statement reading "Marriott International respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China. We don’t support separatist groups that subvert the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China" https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2160030/taiwan-hotel-cuts-ties-marriott-protest-caving-beijing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/12/marriott-apologises-to-china-over-tibet-and-taiwan-error
Vans N/A 2019-10-08 Removed contest submission depicting the protests in Hong Kong https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-vans/shoemaker-vans-treads-warily-as-china-fumes-over-hong-kong-protests-idUKKBN1WN0IZ
Gap Inc. N/A 2019-10-08 Apologized after a T-Shirt depicting China without Taiwan was sold at a store in Canada, issuing the statement "Gap Inc. respects China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We've learned that a Gap brand T-shirt sold in some overseas markets failed to reflect the correct map of China in the design" https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/15/news/companies/gap-tshirt-map-of-china/index.html
Tiffany and Co N/A 2019-10-08 Removed tweet showing model covering her right eye (angry Chinese netizens believed it to be a reference to the woman who lost her eye after being hit by a police projectile) https://news.yahoo.com/tiffany-removes-advert-over-hong-kong-controversy-093418861.html
Nike N/A 2019-10-09 Removed all Houston Rockets merch from their China webstore https://fadeawayworld.net/2019/10/08/nike-removes-all-houston-rockets-related-products-from-their-china-webstore/
ESPN N/A 2019-10-09 Chuck Salituro, the senior news director of ESPN, sent a memo to shows mandating that any discussion of the Daryl Morey story avoid any political discussions about China and Hong Kong; ESPN displayed a Chinese map complete with 9 dash line, Taiwan, and also Arunachal Pradesh, which is a part of India that China claims is part of China https://deadspin.com/internal-memo-espn-forbids-discussion-of-chinese-polit-1838881032 https://shanghaiist.com/2019/10/10/espn-uses-map-of-china-complete-with-nine-dash-line-taiwan-and-arunachal-pradesh/
Viacom / Paramount N/A 2019-10-09 Removed Taiwan flag from Maverick's jacket https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/tom-cruises-top-gun-jacket-shows-how-key-china-is-to-film-industry.html
Disney / Marvel N/A 2019-10-09 Censored Tibetan monk from "Doctor Strange" and turned him into a white woman: the "Ancient One" was Tibetan in the comics, but white in the film. Statement from C. Robert Cargill, screenwriter: "If you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people who think that that’s bullshit" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krishrach/tibetan-activist-are-not-happy-with-dr-strange
Cathay Pacific N/A 2019-10-09 Fired staff members who expressed support for the HK protests https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/28/cathay-pacific-denounced-for-firing-hong-kong-staff-on-china-orders
Mercedes N/A 2019-10-09 Apologised to China after quoting the Dalai Lama in an Instagram post, also deleting the post https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/mercedes-apologises-china-quoting-dalai-lama/
Delta Airlines N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as part of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
American Airlines N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
United Airlines N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
Qantas N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
Air France N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
Lufthansa N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com.au/air-canada-malaysia-airlines-references-to-taiwan-2018-5
Air Canada N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
British Airways N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
Malaysia Airlines N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
Audi N/A 2019-10-09 Apologised after using a map of China that didn't include Taiwan https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
Muji N/A 2019-10-09 Apologised after featuring a map of China in a store catalog that didn't include the Senkaku islands, destroyed the catalogs https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
Zara N/A 2019-10-09 Apologised for listing Taiwan as a country on their website https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001549/zara-apologizes-for-listing-taiwan-as-country
Ray-Ban N/A 2019-10-09 De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7?r=US&IR=T
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts N/A 2019-10-09 Barred a Taiwan National Day reception from taking place at their Stockholm hotel, at the request of the Chinese ambassador https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3791266
Rockhampton Council, Queensland, Australia N/A 2019-10-09 Removed Taiwan flags from public artwork https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-09/childrens-cow-statue-design-altered-taiwan-flag-painted-over-qld/9739574
Global Blue N/A 2019-10-09 Fired a member of staff for calling Taiwan a country http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1161789.shtml
Lancome (L'Oreal) N/A 2019-10-09 Canceled Denise Ho concert after Denise Ho expressed support for 2014 Hong Kong protests https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-36457450
Givenchy N/A 2019-10-10 Apologized for identifying Hong Kong and Taiwan as an independent country on their T-Shirts. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/coach-givenchy-versace-t-shirt-controversy/index.html
Coach N/A 2019-10-10 Apologized for identifying Hong Kong and Taiwan as an independent country on their T-Shirts. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/coach-givenchy-versace-t-shirt-controversy/index.html
Versace N/A 2019-10-10 Apologized for identifying Hong Kong and Taiwan as an independent country on their T-Shirts. https://www.cnn.com/style/article/coach-givenchy-versace-t-shirt-controversy/index.html
JYP Entertainment 2016-01-16 2019-10-11 Forced Taiwanese kpop idol Chou Tzu-yu to release an apology video after she was seen waving a Taiwan flag https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/world/asia/taiwan-china-singer-chou-tzu-yu.html

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