Taobao's top three livestreaming influencers have gone dark in recent months amid increasing regulations of e-commerce livestreaming, a $180B+ industry in China (Zeyi Yang/MIT Technology Review)

Zeyi Yang / MIT Technology Review:Taobao's top three livestreaming influencers have gone dark in recent months amid increasing regulations of e-commerce livestreaming, a $180B+ industry in China  —  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.

Taobao's top three livestreaming influencers have gone dark in recent months amid increasing regulations of e-commerce livestreaming, a $180B+ industry in China (Zeyi Yang/MIT Technology Review)

Zeyi Yang / MIT Technology Review:
Taobao's top three livestreaming influencers have gone dark in recent months amid increasing regulations of e-commerce livestreaming, a $180B+ industry in China  —  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.