Chinese film-maker Lou Ye has blamed the social media and independent film-making for weakening the effectiveness of the film censorship process.
He said that he wanted to make the censorship process 'public', Metro.co.uk reports.
His clashes with the censorship authorities began since his debut film "Weekend Lover", after which he's been banned from film-making.
The last ban was for five years after his 2006 film "Summer Palace", which dealt with the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
According to the report, his last release "Mystery" suffered at the hands of the censors as it was cut for its Chinese release.
Lou removed his name from the credits in protest and posted all the negotiations with the film bureau on his "Weibo" social media account, the report added.
He said that this is the first step towards abolishing the censorship system.
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