Game of Thrones viewers in China 'beg' for sex and violence to not be censored

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As the final season of HBO's blockbuster television series Game of Thrones hits screens around the world today, audiences in China are begging for the explicit scenes of sex and violence not to be censored.

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While the show's explicit sex scenes and violence are a key ingredient to its success, China's heavy-handed censors have repeatedly denied its citizens of the most memorable moments of previous seasons.

Disgruntled viewers in China have previously compared the significantly edited version to a "medieval castle documentary".

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The confronting scene of Viserys casually fondling his sister shocked many viewers — but the nude elements were cut in the Chinese version.

And in a more recent episode in season seven, parts of a scene in which an Archmaester slices open a corpse and asks steward Samwell Tarly to weigh its heart were also reportedly removed.

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Fed up with the censored versions of their favourite movies and dramas, many Chinese viewers have turned to virtual private networks (VPNs) to circumvent the great firewall of Chinese government censorship.

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