China bans children under 16 from streaming and becoming stars

China bans children under 16 from streaming and becoming stars

China has banned streaming with children under the age of 16. Local regulators were concerned about the demonstration of “capitalist values” and “extravagant pleasures” in the videos of young Chinese. Internet platforms were banned from promoting the accounts of children and teenagers, creating underage stars out of them, in order to earn money from this activity. Streamer dressed as Mario said the name “Mario” 395,000 times during 129 hours of stream China bans children under 16 from streaming This is stated in the statement of the State Administration of the…

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Twitch made the streaming promotion feature paid

Twitch made the streaming promotion feature paid (Photo: Ruetir)

Twitch has changed the streaming promotion feature by making it paid. The announcement took place as part of the Twitch Patch Notes show on the official channel of the streaming platform. Users can support the streamer and help them get to the Twitch homepage with the “Boost this Stream” feature.  Streamer DrLupo signed an exclusive contract with YouTube Previously, only chat points were required to promote broadcast, however Twitch decided to change this feature. Now, during the broadcast, a pop-up window may appear in the chat, in which viewers can buy…

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