Several popular video streaming platforms in China have been criticized for promoting teenage pregnancy, after an investigation by China Central Television found videos of hundreds of pregnant teenagers and teen mothers online.

近日，国内多家火爆的视频直播平台因炒作少女怀孕挨批，此前中国中央电视台在发现数百段有关怀孕少女和未成年妈妈的在线视频后对此展开了调查。
These teenagers, who mostly come from villages or small towns, have uploaded tens of thousands of videos onto the platforms in order to grow their number of followers.
这些未成年人主要来自乡村或小城镇，他们将数万段视频传到平台上以增加粉丝数量。
In some cases, it appears that the law has been broken: some of the mothers are only 13 years old, and China's Criminal Law stipulates that having sexual relations with a girl under the age of 14 is rape.
其中某些案例甚至已经违反法律了：一些母亲只有13岁，而中国的刑法规定，与14岁以下的女孩发生性关系是强奸。
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Because of the popularity of the videos of the young mothers, they are often promoted further by the streaming platforms, such as through the lists of recommended videos.

由于未成年妈妈的视频风靡网络，因此直播平台通过推荐视频列表等方式对其进一步炒作。
Tian Feng, an expert on youth and social problems with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that this risks exacerbating the negative impact of the videos.
中国社会科学院青少年与社会问题专家田丰表示，这可能会加剧这些视频产生的负面影响。
"If a young person watched such a video once, the platform will continue to push similar content. The young person might feel this is what the world around them is like. He or she will think these abnormal or even illegal things are normal," said Tian.
田丰称：“如果一个年轻人看了这样的视频，这个平台将会继续推出类似的内容。这个年轻人可能会觉得这就是他们周围的世界。他或她会认为这些不正常甚至违法的事情都是正常的。”

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