A Beijing court has ordered a popular livestreaming platform to pay 30,000 yuan ($4,300) in compensation to the mother of a daredevil who died during a broadcast, Beijing Youth Daily reported Wednesday.

Beijing Internet Court on Tuesday handed down the decision to Chinese app Huajiao for breaching their “legal duty of care” for Wu Yongning, an amateur stuntman who had been using the platform to livestream himself scaling a skyscraper in the central Hunan province when he fell to his death in 2017. Following the incident, Wu’s mother sued Huajiao for negligence, saying the company had not informed her son of the risks of livestreaming his various climbs performed without safety gear, but Huajiao denied any responsibility.

Nearly 400 million people in China have livestreaming accounts, according to figures released this year by the China Internet Network Information Center. Facing stiff competition in the booming industry, some have sought to stand out by pulling risky stunts, occasionally with tragic outcomes. In February, a man in eastern China drowned after jumping into a frigid river for a livestream. (Image: IC)