The Chinese government has banned online platforms from broadcasting games online without special permission. This is stated in a joint document published on Friday by the Department of Audiovisual Programs of the General Administration of Radio and Television of the People's Republic of China and the Press Office of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

"The operation of platforms that violate the rules for conducting audiovisual broadcasts of games on the Internet is strictly prohibited," the regulators said in a statement.

"All kinds of audiovisual programs hosting movies and series, variety programs, video streaming services and short videos are prohibited from broadcasting online games without obtaining special permission from the competent authorities," the document says. In addition, the regulator banned them from increasing user traffic to gaming content.

The statement also says that the authorities need to "form the criteria for the behavior of streamers." "It is strictly forbidden to use live broadcasts by people who violate the norms of morality, and their appearance on the screens," the document says. The authorities also instructed such Internet platforms to create mechanisms to protect underage users.