Why is China cracking down on reality TV shows? K-pop inspired Youth With You, starring Blackpink’s Lisa, was abruptly pulled after regulators called out ‘absurd celebrity-chasing’ fans

• Modelled on Korean shows, IQIYI’s viral hit Youth With You was suddenly pulled from the air after authorities blamed it for a ‘frenzied’ milk-buying craze
• TV variety shows must ‘vigorously promote core socialist values and spread positive energy’, according to new Chinese broadcasting regulations