Marvel Rivals Censorship Explained

[…] despite a better launch than anyone could have hoped for, Marvel Rivals isn’t entirely clear from controversy. Some users, including high-profile streamers such as AsmonGold, have discovered that certain, apparently innocuous words and phrases are banned in the game’s in-game chat; players can type them in and be flagged as inappropriate despite not containing any obviously offensive content. This has left some players very confused as to the meaning behind this seemingly random bout of censorship.

The phrases in question range from real world locations to Disney characters like Winnie the Pooh. The banned phases and words include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• Winnie the Pooh

• Free Taiwan, and other phrases speaking positively of the country

• Free Tibet, and other phrases speaking positively of the country

• Free Hong Kong and other phrases related to the city

• Tiananmen Square

• 1989

• Wuhan Virus

• Mao Zedong