A screengrab of website for Chinese live-streaming platform Douyu. Under new regulations, games not licensed for sale in China are no longer permitted to be live-streamed. Photo:Douyu
A screengrab of website for Chinese live-streaming platform Douyu. Under new regulations, games not licensed for sale in China are no longer permitted to be live-streamed. Photo:Douyu

China bans live-streaming of unauthorised video games, tightening regulations days after resuming game licenses

  • China’s broadcasting regulator banned unlicensed titles from being streamed on Twitch-like platforms such as Douyu and Huya
  • It marks another escalation in regulations on the video game industry days after new titles were licensed in China following an eight-month freeze

A screengrab of website for Chinese live-streaming platform Douyu. Under new regulations, games not licensed for sale in China are no longer permitted to be live-streamed. Photo:Douyu
A screengrab of website for Chinese live-streaming platform Douyu. Under new regulations, games not licensed for sale in China are no longer permitted to be live-streamed. Photo:Douyu
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