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Youtube usually shadowbans comments with links. I would expect the same for this.

If you look through the past threads linked at the top of this page, you'll find examples where people were testing this and getting affirmative results, though not everyone did.

I just tested 共匪 and it appears to be true.

Google translate just translates these characters as 'gangster'.

https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=auto...

> How come they are banned on CCP’s biggest nemesis?

You'd be surprised to what lengths Western companies go just to either gain or not lose access to over 1 billion consumers.