Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airline is apologizing after offering an in-flight episode of the cartoon "Family Guy," featuring a Tiananmen Square scene and joke.

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Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific apologises, removes Family Guy episode over Tiananmen Square reference

Carrier apologises after internet user complains over content potentially breaching national security law.

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Cathay says sorry, removes Family Guy episode with Tiananmen ‘Tank Man’ scene

A scene from the animated sitcom Family Guy included a joke about Tiananmen. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Cathay Pacific pulls in-flight Family Guy episode mentioning Tiananmen

Hong Kong's flagship carrier, Cathay Pacific Airways, has issued an apology and removed an episode of the animated TV series Family Guy from its in-flight entertainment system after a complaint was made about its content.

The episode, which features a reference to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, was flagged on social media over concerns that it could potentially violate Hong Kong's national security laws.

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The episode of the animated series included a scene referencing the 1989 protest crackdown. The airline says the content "does not reflect" its standpoint.

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Cathay Pacific apologises over inflight Family Guy episode referencing Tiananmen Square

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Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airline apologizes for 'Family Guy' episode with Tiananmen Square scene

Cathay Pacific has pulled a Family Guy episode from its inflight entertainment system which referenced the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown.

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Cathay Pacific pulls Family Guy episode with Tiananmen crackdown joke, apologises and vows investigation

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways apologized and removed the episode Family Guy which references Tank Man in Tiananmen Square from in-flight entertainment. In a response to the Post on Tuesday night, Cathay apologized to affected customers after a social media page reported a complaint about its in-flight entertainment system containing content suspected of violating national security law. “We emphasize that the content of the app does no…

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Hong Kong’s Cathay apologizes, removes Family Guy episode featuring ‘Tank Man’ Tiananmen scene – hassteveclarkresignedyet

Cathay Pacific, a Hong Kong-based airline, has apologized for showing a “Family Guy” episode containing a Tiananmen Square joke. The episode from the animated TV series originally aired in 1999. It features a scene where Peter Griffin mentions “standing up to that tank in Tiananmen Square.” Complaint Over In-Flight Entertainment Offering  Cathay Pacific Airways has found itself facing criticism following a recent in-flight incident involving a “…

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Cathay Pacific Apologizes for In-Flight Family Guy ‘Tiananmen Square’ Episode

Cathay Pacific has been accused of violating Hong Kong’s authoritarian National Security Law after it showed an episode of the popular Family Guy cartoon series, which includes a short scene depicting the infamous ‘Tank Man’ in Tiananmen Square. Complaints were raised against the Hong Kong flag carrier on social media by passengers who had witnessed the scene, with some suggesting the airline had broken a controversial law enacted in 2020 that b…

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Cathay Pacific Accused of Breaking National Security Law After Showing Family Guy Cartoon With Tiananmen Square Scene

Hong Kong’s national carrier, Cathay Pacific, has found itself at the centre of an increasingly common censorship controversy after an in-flight episode of the American cartoon series Family Guy was aired on its entertainment system. Featuring a scene that riffs on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, the episode was considered offensive by a number of […] Read the full article Cathay Pacific Under Fire After In-Flight Family Guy Episode Draws Po…

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airline apologizes for 'Family Guy' episode with Tiananmen Square scene

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