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This list is for companies who have stood up to Chinese censorship demands and refused to be censored

Whitelist

Whitelisted Company Date Added Why added Sources
Matt Stone & Trey Parker (Comedy Central) 2019-10-09 Released South Park episode mocking Chinese censorship, causing show to be censored in China, then issued a mock apology. In a followup episode, there is a scene where characters scream "fuck the Chinese government!"
Ubisoft 2019-10-09 Refused to implement aesthetic changes ordered by China to game, however this was a U-Turn following an earlier decision to comply
Prague City Council 2019-10-09 Canceled sister city agreement with Beijing after China refused to remove clause in agreement which stipulated that the council must support the "one-china" principle
Epic Games 2019-10-09 CEO Tim Sweeney made a statement on twitter claiming that the company will not take action against players who voice support for the Hong Kong protests
Immutable 2019-10-10 Covered the prize money of the gamer banned from Hearthstone
Omegle 2019-10-11 Displayed the statements "Xi Jinping sure looks like Winnie the Pooh" and "Stand with Hong Kong!" on their homepage; Suggested messages upon starting a chat included messages like "The Tienanmen Square massacre was evil"
European Broadcasting Union 2019-10-12 Revoked EuroVision broadcasting rights of Hunan TV after LGBT-related content are censored during its livestream
Quentin Tarantino 2019-10-22 Refused to re-cut "One upon a time in Hollywood" for the Chinese market to placate Chinese censors and allow a release in China
Mitsubishi Motors Taiwan 2019-10-30 Ended Blizzard sponsorship after Hong Kong player ban
Notepad++ 2019-11-01 Stand up for human rights and released a version named 'Free Uyghur'
Swedish Government 2019-11-15 Refused to back down after being threatened by China with "counter-measures" over culture prize to Chinese author Gui Minhai
Estonian Government 2020-02-18 Rejected Chinese embassy requests to change Foreign Intelligence Service yearbook