Stand with Hong Kong!
There is a separate whitelist for companies who have refused to comply to China's demands
| Blacklisted 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| Blizzard Entertainment | 2019-10-05 | 2019-10-08 | Banned a player who voiced support for the HK protests, rescinded his prize money and fired the 2 casters that were with him on air. Later on they banned an additional 3 players for pro Hong Kong speech | |
| 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 | |
| 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" | |
| 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" | |
| Vans | 2019-10-05 | 2019-10-08 | Removed contest submission depicting the protests in Hong Kong | |
| Gap Inc. | 2018-05-14 | 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" | |
| Tiffany and Co | 2019-10-07 | 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) | |
| Nike | 2019-10-09 | 2019-10-09 | Removed all Houston Rockets merch from their China stores (web and physical) | |
| ESPN | 2019-10-08 | 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 | |
| Viacom / Paramount | 2019-07-18 | 2019-10-09 | Removed Taiwan flag from Maverick's jacket | |
| Disney / Marvel | 2016-11-04 | 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" | |
| Cathay Pacific | 2019-08-09 | 2019-10-09 | Fired staff members who expressed support for the HK protests | |
| Mercedes | 2018-02-06 | 2019-10-09 | Apologised to China after quoting the Dalai Lama in an Instagram post, also deleting the post | |
| Delta Airlines | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as part of China | |
| American Airlines | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website | |
| United Airlines | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website | |
| Qantas | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China | |
| Air France | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China | |
| Lufthansa | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China | |
| Air Canada | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China | |
| British Airways | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China | |
| Malaysia Airlines | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as a province of China | |
| Audi | N/A | 2019-10-09 | Apologised after using a map of China that didn't include Taiwan | |
| 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 | |
| Zara | N/A | 2019-10-09 | Apologised for listing Taiwan as a country on their website | |
| Ray-Ban | N/A | 2019-10-09 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website | |
| 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 | |
| Rockhampton Council, Queensland, Australia | N/A | 2019-10-09 | Removed Taiwan flags from public artwork | |
| Global Blue | N/A | 2019-10-09 | Fired a member of staff for calling Taiwan a country | |
| Lancome (L'Oreal) | N/A | 2019-10-09 | Canceled Denise Ho concert after Denise Ho expressed support for 2014 Hong Kong protests | |
| Givenchy | N/A | 2019-10-10 | Apologized for identifying Hong Kong and Taiwan as an independent country on their T-Shirts. | |
| Coach | N/A | 2019-10-10 | Apologized for identifying Hong Kong and Taiwan as an independent country on their T-Shirts. | |
| Versace | N/A | 2019-10-10 | Apologized for identifying Hong Kong and Taiwan as an independent country on their T-Shirts. | |
| 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 | |
| Tiktok | 2019-09 | 2019-10-11 | Instructed moderators to censor videos that would upset Beijing | |
| DreamWorks Animation | 2019-09-27 | 2019-10-14 | Added the "nine-dash line" on a map in its animated movie Abominable | |
| ETS | N/A | 2019-10-13 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as "Taiwan, China" | |
| IELTS | N/A | 2019-10-13 | De-listed Taiwan as a country on their website, instead listing it as "Taiwan, China" | |
| Dior | 2019-10-17 | 2019-10-17 | Apologised for showing a map of China without Taiwan, releasing the statement: "Dior has always respected and upheld the principle of one China, strictly upholding China's rights and complete sovereignty, treasuring the feelings of Chinese citizens" | |
| Riot Games | 2019-10-14 | 2019-10-17 | Riot Games Asks Casters and Players Not to Discuss “Sensitive Issues” Like Hong Kong Protests | |
| ASICS | N/A | 2019-10-22 | Lists Taiwan as "Taiwan Region, PRC" | |
| Swarovski | 2019-08-13 | 2019-10-22 | Apologised for listing Hong Kong as a country, releasing a statement including the following passages: "Swarovski takes full responsibility and sincerely apologizes to the people of China ... who have been deeply disappointed due to misleading communication on China’s National Sovereignty ... Swarovski has always firmly respected China’s National Sovereignty and territorial integrity ... Swarovski will continue to support a harmonious society, together with the Chinese people." | |
| Fiat Chrysler / Maserati | 2019-10-23 | 2019-10-25 | Asked a local dealer affiliated with the brand, Modena Motori Taiwan, to cancel its sponsorship of the Golden Horse Awards, a film festival held annually in Taipei. The statement cited Maserati's support of China's "territorial integrity, history and culture, and… the one-China principle." | |
| Cake International (ICHF Events) | 2019-11-03 | 2019-11-03 | Disqualified a cake entry that was made in tribute to the Hong Kong protestors. Cakes mocking Trump and Kim Jong Un were not disqualified. The message sent to the contestant read: "The content and message behind the cake has been viewed as offensive and led to complaints from attendees, therefore the decision has been taken to withdraw it from the competition". After criticism, Cake international later withdrew politics as the reason for disqualifying the cake and instead claimed the cake did not meet technical guidelines. | |
| American Express | 2019-11-03 | 2019-11-07 | Changed the name of Taiwan on their "Live the World" website to "Taiwan, China" | |
| DC Comics | 2019-11-29 | 2019-11-30 | Deleted instagram post after Chinese netizens complained that the picture was supportive of the Hong Kong protests | |
| Zoom | 2020-06-10 | 2020-06-11 | Suspended accounts of US based activists who held a Tiananmen square massacre memorial over the app | |
| Activision Blizzard | 2020-08-24 | 2020-08-27 | Censored a trailer for Call Of Duty featuring footage from the Tiananmen square massacre after online backlash and a ban on the trailer in China | |
| HSBC | 2020-06-04 | 2020-09-11 | Pledged support for the Hong Kong national security law | |
| Standard Chartered | 2020-06-04 | 2020-09-11 | Pledged support for the Hong Kong national security law | |
| Hololive | 2020-09-27 | 2020-10-07 | Suspended two streamers after they referred to Taiwan as a country | |
| Western Australian Museum | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-14 | Changed exhibit to display Taiwan as part of China, and also removed a text stating that sars-cov-2 originated in Wuhan, after pressure from Chinese consulate, then issued an apology | |
| CD Projekt | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Canceled a re-release of taiwanese game, "Devotion" due to receiving "many message from gamers". The game had an in-game content that refers to Xi Jinping, the president of China, as a “Winnie-the-Pooh moron” at the release date. | |
| Carlsen Verlag | 2021-03-05 | 2021-03-08 | Halted orders and destroyed all remaining copies of a book that claimed coronavirus originated in China after protest from the Chinese embassy in Germany, commenting "We would no longer phrase it that way today" on the topic of coronavirus originating in China. |