Livestreaming(直播)has become very popular in China.Viewers can interact with hosts by messaging them,buying them gifts,or sending them tips.However,some children are spending too much money on livestream platforms(平臺).Earlier this year,a 17-year-old boy in Jingmen,Hubei province,sent tips that added up to 150,000 yuan to a host.That sum of money was his parents5 life savings.
To prevent things like this from happening again,the National Radio and Television Administration introduced a new regulation(規(guī)定)to better manage livestreaming services on Nov 23rd,2020.The regulation prevents children from tipping or sending gifts to livestream hosts and performers.It also requires people to register(注冊)on livestreaming sites with their real names.
This new regulation has been welcomed by parents.According to Legal Daily,about one-fifth of livestream viewers in 2019 were children. "Online shows and livestreaming have become so popular.I always feel worried that my son might become crazy about them or do something that is harmful to his growth;'said Wang Haifeng,a mother of a 15-year-old boy in Beijing. "But now stricter management makes me feel safer."
In addition to the regulation,there are some other measures that will be put in place to help manage livestreaming services.For example,livestreaming platforms will be required to put a limit on how much money people can send to hosts.Once the limit is reached,viewers will not be able to send gifts or tips.Other regulations include stopping livestreaming platforms from encouraging viewers to send gifts or tips.Any host who is found doing this will be added to a blacklist.
(1)How can viewers interact with hosts?
Viewers can interact with hosts by messaging them,buying them gifts,or sending them tips.
Viewers can interact with hosts by messaging them,buying them gifts,or sending them tips.
(2)How much money is the boy in Jingmen sending to a host?
150,000 yuan .
150,000 yuan .
(3)When was the new regulation introduced?
On Nov 23rd,2020.
On Nov 23rd,2020.
(4)Who is Wang Huifeng?
She is a mother of a 15-year-old boy in Beijing.
She is a mother of a 15-year-old boy in Beijing.
(5)What will happen if a host encourages views to send gifts of tips to him/her?
He/She will be added to a blacklist.
He/She will be added to a blacklist.