Games of death: Online anger as family of China student who died after marathon livestream gaming sessions offered RM3,200 ‘humanitarian’ payout


Records show student conducted 89 livestreaming sessions from Oct 15 to Nov 10. Company claims it did not employ him and only had ‘cooperation agreement’. — SCMP

An undergraduate student in China has died after a series of marathon livestream gaming sessions squeezed into less than a month.

The student’s employer has denied responsibility for his death and offered just 5,000 yuan (RM3,270 or US$700) in “humanitarian concern” compensation, sparking outrage on mainland social media.

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