China bans ‘erotic’ banana eating online

China has banned the “erotic” eating of bananas over the internet in its latest crackdown on “inappropriate” content online.

State media reports that the government has made filming “seductive” eating of the fruit illegal, as well as the streaming of it.

CCTV News said that “China’s burgeoning online live streaming scene is increasingly giving cyber authorities more ethical and regulatory dilemmas as web hosts push the bounds of ‘acceptability’ to increase their viewership”.