
Animal Crossing live streams vanish in China
The popular Nintendo Switch game disappeared from ecommerce platforms after Hong Kong protest art went viral, and now it’s vanishing from live streams on Bilibili and other sites
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At first, the ban didn’t appear to be absolute. A live stream of the game was still available Monday night on Bilibili, a popular streaming platform better known for its anime offerings.
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But that had changed by Tuesday, when searches for Animal Crossing across several local sites failed to bring up any live-streaming videos. Abacus reached out to Bilibili, Douyu and Huya and will update if we receive a response.

But it’s worth noting that, by design, people cannot visit islands belonging to players outside your friends list without being invited, so players are unlikely to see content that they may find troublesome without specifically seeking it out.
As of Tuesday, plenty of videos about Animal Crossing were still available on local streaming sites, including Bilibili and Douyu. But no live-streaming sessions were active.
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