The Chinese Government has banned the suggestive eating of bananas online which has taken off on live streaming sites in the country.
The growing trend of ‘erotic’ banana-eating, where people film themselves eating bananas suggestively on live-streaming sites has taken off recently.
The government announced a set of new regulations to prevent overtly sexualised content from being made publicly available, reported the Chinese newspaper New Express Daily.
In addition to banning the seductive eating of bananas on film, the rules also prohibit broadcasters from wearing stockings and suspenders whilst on camera.
(CCTV / Facebook) Source: Facebook
In an official statement released on their website on April 14, the Ministry of Culture said it had investigated live-streaming sites that were "allegedly providing content that contains pornography or violence and encourages viewers to break laws and harms social morality".
Chinese citizens have taken to social media platform, Weibo, to share their views on the matter, with many skeptical about how effective the Ministry’s new rules will be.
One user said: "They will all start eating cucumbers, and if that's no good, yams."
(CCTV / Facebook) Source: Facebook
Another said: "How do they decide what's provocative when eating a banana?"
While another said: "Can male live-streamers still eat them?"
The popularity of live-streaming platforms have grown over the years with a recent survey, cited by CCTV, claiming 77 per cent of viewers are male.
However, the most popular videos on these sites feature young women singing or chatting to their viewers, some whom are under 18-years-old. Reportedly 30 to 40 per cent of the live streamers are said to be university students.
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