(Reuters) China's cyberwatchdog has penalized several of the country's leading video and life streaming platforms for "low-speed" content spreading reproaches for women who wear low-speed clothes and men for indecent and foul dance.
In a statement posted on Tuesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China said that the 31 most important life sites in the country are "unhealthy phenomena."
CAC said ten firms, including Huya, Douyu, Ixigua and Baidu, would be called upon to freeze major updates of channels, to stop new user registrations and to review their platforms before an expiry deadline. CAC stated. Their business should not be allowed to change their channels.
They also asked them, in accordance with the seriousness of violations, to punish platform supervisors and to list blacklisted "victims."
Some platforms also use online learning to promote video games and do not censor "illegal information" in their commentary section.
The government regulates its cyber space and frequently examines content such as violence, pornography or social media comments.
CAC had been disabling certain features for a week with Sina Weibo earlier this month.It also called on them, according to the seriousness of their violations, to punish platform supervisors and to black-list 'deterrent live dwellers.'
It said that some platforms use online learning to promote video games and do not censor "illegal data" on their comments.
The government regulates cyberspace heavily and scrutinizes content, such as violence, pornography, political sensitivity and social media comments.
Earlier this month, the CAC decided to disable some of its features for a week with Sina Weibo on separate issues.