fbpx

Type to search

China Plans New Restrictions on Live-Streaming – WSJ

Chinese authorities are drafting new regulations to cap internet users’ digital tipping, people familiar with the situation said


china live-streaming
People walk past a booth of live-streaming platform Douyu at ChinaJoy digital entertainment expo in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters.

 

China is planning new curbs on the $30 billion live-streaming industry, renewing a regulatory campaign aimed at reining in technology companies and exerting greater influence over content consumed by young people, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Chinese authorities are drafting new regulations to cap internet users’ digital tipping, people familiar with the situation said. Officials are also planning to limit how much live-streamers can receive from fans and are considering tighter censorship.

 

Read the full report: The Wall Street Journal.

 

READ MORE:

China Tech Stocks Plunge on New Regulatory Crackdown Fears 

Chinese Firms Revive US IPO Plans After Regulatory Crackdown

Shanghai Launches Space Technology Production Hub Plan

 

George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.