China slaps TikTok rival Kuaishou with a $17 million fine after porn livestream flood
Beijing, Feb 7, 2026, 03:24 GMT+8 China’s cyberspace regulator slapped Kuaishou Technology with a 119.1 million yuan fine on Friday, citing the short-video giant’s failure to control pornographic and vulgar livestream content. Kuaishou competes directly with ByteDance’s Douyin, China’s version of TikTok.