Until now, the biggest controversy in the 21-year history of wholesome children's animation Peppa Pig was the time Australia banned an episode called Mister Skinnylegs on the grounds that it encouraged children to befriend spiders. That seemed like harsh censorship when you consider the human-animal relationships in some Disney movies, but then you really don't want kids adopting Sydney funnel-webs as pets.
Now on its 11th season, the British animation is facing a very different kind of controversy: one that reveals deep tensions around the use of artificial intelligence in animation and children’s entertainment.
