Notice issued for real-name management of livestreams, online shows

Online shows and livestreaming platforms should implement real-name management for their online anchors and users, and juveniles as well as those who do not register with their real names are not allowed to give tips to online anchors, according to a notice released on Monday.

The notice, issued by the National Radio and Television Administration, stated online shows and livestreaming platforms should take measures including real-name verification and face recognition to ensure that the real-name management is well implemented, and that channels for juveniles to give tips to online anchors are completely blocked.

The notice also said the platforms should set limits for the maximum tip or reward amounts users could give to anchors each time, day and month.

When a user's daily or monthly cumulative "reward" reaches half of the limit, the platform should provide a reminder. Users could only continue giving further rewards or tips to online anchors after they make a confirmation through short messaging services or other methods, the notice said.

The "reward" function of the users will also be suspended if their daily or monthly reward limit is reached.