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 .
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 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, , 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 , 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.
