All three of China's top livestreaming influencers on Taobao have gone dark in recent months amid increasing government scrutiny on e-commerce livestreaming (Zeyi Yang/MIT Technology Review)

Zeyi Yang / MIT Technology Review:
All three of China's top livestreaming influencers on Taobao have gone dark in recent months amid increasing government scrutiny on e-commerce livestreaming  —  Three top livestreaming personalities on the platform Taobao commanded legions of fans who bought billions of dollars' worth of goods—until they suddenly went dark.