Chinese officials in charge of regulating the internet have met with Apple representatives to discuss live streaming apps available in the App Store, Reuters reports. China’s official Xinhua News Agency said the Beijing Cyberspace Administration is urging Apple to “tighten its checks” on apps that make it possible to live stream video.
The government recently ordered three live-streaming websites in the country to “rectify management loopholes,” but the restrictions that were put in place aren’t entirely clear. The country’s live-streaming market has become lucrative, producing $4.36 billion in revenue last year despite crackdowns on sites that provide illegal content.
Earlier this year Apple pulled The New York Times’ apps from China’s App Store at the government’s request, but there’s no word yet on which live-streaming apps are at issue and whether there will be restrictions or outright bans placed on them.
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