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posted by takyon on Friday September 21 2018, @05:30PM   Printer-friendly
from the trickle dept.

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

China Blocks Twitch Game-Streaming Service

Video game-streaming service Twitch has been blocked in China.

Since 20 September, Twitch's website has been unreachable from the country and its app has been removed from the local Apple App Store.

Twitch has confirmed that it is being blocked but it has not said why the authorities have imposed the restriction.

The service was cut off shortly after enjoying a significant bump in popularity among Chinese gamers. The streaming service has been gaining a larger following in China over the last few months. Many keen gamers flocked to it in late August to watch eSports matches being played at the Asian Games in Jakarta.

Not a fan of Twitch myself, but I'm even less of a fan of censorship.


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  • (Score: 2) by VLM on Friday September 21 2018, @06:38PM

    by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 21 2018, @06:38PM (#738294)

    I'm not disagreeing. Still, its probably the most "NPC-compatible" explanation provided of why nobody releases combined arms games anymore.

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