The Chinese authorities have banned TV channels from broadcasting reality talent shows, whose young participants become idols of young Chinese. This was reported by The Guardian.

In this way, the country's leadership hopes to counter the fan culture that enriches the entertainment industry and allegedly misleads young people by instilling in them the wrong values.

"Broadcasters and television establishments must not broadcast idol development programs or pop and reality shows with children of celebrities," such regulations are now in force in China.

The authorities also called on the media to "resolutely oppose displays of wealth and pleasure, an interest in gossip and privacy, negative hot topics, vulgar internet celebrity and bottomless confessions of ugliness" in entertainment.

Good move.