Eating a banana in an "erotic" manner while being broadcast on live-streams has been banned in China as part of the government's attempts to crack down on "inappropriate" content on the internet.

Hosts of the live-streaming sites are now required to monitor all their output every minute of the day, but it is not clear how they will be able to enforce the ban.

Wearing stockings and suspenders during a live-stream is also now prohibited.

The move comes a month after the Ministry of Culture announced it was investigating several live-streaming sites, including Douyu, Panda.tv, YY, Zhanqi TV, and Huya, for allegedly hosting pornographic or violent content that "harms social morality".