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Philippine censors said Wednesday they have allowed the upcoming Barbie film to be shown in cinemas, after asking its Hollywood distributor to blur a map allegedly showing China's claims to the disputed South China Sea.

They found that there were only eight dashes, not nine.

THE Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) said that one of the greatest concerns posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and synthetic media is the possibility of displacing thousands of Filipino workers in the creative sectors due to the features provided by AI apps that can now produce photos, videos and music.

MTRCB says they conducted 'two review sessions, thorough deliberations, and consultations with relevant government agencies' before allowing the screening of 'Barbie'

Philippine censors said they were convinced the "cartoonish" map did not depict the nine-dash line.

After a weeklong review and much public debate, the Philippines has opted not to ban Gretta Gerwig’s much anticipated Barbie movie. Starring Margot Robbie and…

"Having carefully reviewed the film, the Department is not convinced that the lines shown depict anything more than a fictitious path, in an imaginary world map," the DFA said in a statement.

Censors say the Barbie movie can be shown in theaters, but only with lines blurred on a "child-like" map that has irked more than one nation.

The Philippines Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) says it will allow the new “Barbie” movie to be released in theaters in the country after reviewing a controversial scene that features a map that critics say depicts China’s claimed territory in the South China Sea. The MTRCB said it conducted two reviews of…

Vietnam has banned the movie for its portrayal of China’s territorial claims in a map of the South China Sea.