based on the freedom to imagine, create and distribute diverse cultural expressions free of governmental censorship
Government isn't involved.
political interference or the pressures of non-state actors
No, "woke shit" vs incel gamers is not what unesco is talking about here. And a publisher demanding something from a dev in the free market environment is not a crisis in freedom of expression.
It includes the right of all citizens to have access to these works and is essential for the wellbeing of societies.
You have access to the works. No government agency is blocking anyone from jerking it to Stellar Blade.
I hope I don't have to point out how fucking retarded it is to claim that this pathetic display of entitlement in this thread is somehow an example of "gamers being based." First of all, gamers were not censored. Gamers are consumers. You didn't make or try to express anything. Shift Up was the one that could be argued to be "censored." But wait, they said they were not. And they could have simply went to a different publisher if it was a big deal. And even IF they were too deep in the process already to simply jump ship and had to suck it up and take the L on 2 outfits Sony for some reason had a problem with, it's a private company making decisions to make money.
Like this entire thing is literally just "gamers" proving just how pathetic they are and how easily they eat up culture war. Freedom of expression... lmao. What about Shift Up's freedom to do what they want with their own game?
Sure... it's totally about censorship and freedom of expression. It's totally not just horny gamers and gamergate remnants who are way too caught up in identity politics and anti-woke rhetoric without even knowing why they are riled up. Game companies don't have the obligation to give horny coomer incels fap material. If the cultural environment is such that perhaps trying to tap into that woke side seems like a decent business plan, then they have the freedom of expression to do just that.
Say you don't like this woke trend. That's fine. Don't play those games. Or pirate it. Or whatever. That's all your personal decisions baed on your world view. But please don't act like you are fighting the good fight, because that's just sad.