Chinese authorities are planning to introduce stricter guidelines for the country’s “performance industry.”

In a statement Thursday, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism proposed regulations for more rigorous content review, as well as better oversight of ticket sales and site safety for performances, including rap and electronic music, talk shows, crosstalk events, and stage dramas. According to the notice, the move is aimed at “strengthening management of the performance industry to better meet the diverse and multilevel spiritual and cultural needs of the public.”

The guideline also proposed that all livestreams of commercial performances be delayed by at least three minutes and have a designated “special person” to review the content and online comments in real time. Video platforms must save all content for at least 60 days for inspection if needed, the statement added.

In recent years, authorities have increasingly cracked down on what they consider inappropriate acts in performances. In January of last year, the country’s top media regulator banned tattoos and depictions of hip-hop culture on television programs, citing profane language and problematic morals. And in June, a government bureau in the eastern city of Qingdao launched an investigation into a popular Chinese crosstalk comedian after a video of him making light of a national tragedy went viral online. (Image: VCG)