Live streams have to clean up their acts

LIVE STREAMING WEBSITES have become a hit among Chinese netizens and investors in the past year, but they are plagued by obscene content and online gambling. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Tuesday:

It is estimated that there were nearly 300 live streaming platforms by the end of last year, with the number of users reaching 240 million. But the booming industry is not without problems, as major live streaming websites such as Huya, Panda TV, Douyu and Zhanqi TV were found more than once to be airing nudity or obscene language.

In some cases, anchor women purposely flirt with the male audience, even strip off their clothes in front of the cameras, in exchange for handsome virtual "gifts" that can be converted into money.