China Film Edit Alters Gender of Gay Character Via Face Swap (1)

A gay couple in an Australian horror movie was digitally altered into a heterosexual one for its release in mainland China, a move that likely involved AI and signals a new frontier in censorship.

In Together, the thriller starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, one of the men in a same-sex relationship was replaced with a woman’s face. The edit sparked backlash from viewers, many of whom only noticed after social media posts compared the altered scene with the original.

“This is disrespectful to the original work and another challenge to audience’s tolerance,” one user wrote on film rating ...