At some point, executives will decide that live content is not worth the hassle, or the jail time. It’s another hit to internet companies in the sluggish economy
Tim Culpan is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering technology in Asia. Previously, he was a technology reporter for Bloomberg News.
Game world.
Photographer: Gilles Sabrie/BloombergLive streaming in China is looking increasingly untenable. DouYu International Holdings Ltd. learnt just how serious Beijing is about enforcing content rules with the detention of founder Chen Shaojie.
Troubles at DouYu were flagged six months ago when the internet regulator sent a team to the offices of the Wuhan-based provider of live gaming and video content to monitor the company. The suspected offense: allowing pornography and gambling on the platform. This week, the company confirmed that Chen was detained on or about Nov. 16 by authorities in the central city of Chengdu.
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