The Chinese government has banned 'seductive' consumption of bananas during webcam live-streams, in an attempt to clamp down on 'inappropriate and erotic' content online.
Webcam streams, or live video blogs, is growing in popularity in China with users filming themselves doing everything from talking and singing to eating in front of a live online audience.
However also growing in popularity are streams showing young girls performing seductive acts on camera, carried out using seemingly innocent objects in order to get past government censors.
Find another fruit: The Chinese government has banned 'erotic' banana consumption on live-streamed webcam sites
As a result, the government has passed new regulations governing live-streaming websites, banning 'erotic' banana consumption and wearing stockings and suspenders while streaming,New Express Daily reports.
The new law requires live-streaming platforms to monitor all their streams 24 hours per day in order to ensure that no 'inappropriate' content is broadcast by their users
Data published by the New Express Daily showed that in the most popular webcam live streams involved young women, sometimes underaged teenagers, with 75 per cent of viewers being men.
The 'banana eating ban' has sparked debate on Chinese social media, with many asking how the government would enforce the new rules, highlighting that banning bananas is no use when there are several other phallic shaped fruits and vegetables.
'How do they decide what's provocative when eating a banana?' one person asks according to the BBC.
Credit- Daily Mail
No comments:
Post a Comment