A popular live streaming platform in China was ordered to pay 30,000 yuan ($4,300) in damages by a local court as it failed to fulfill its duty of safety protection, which led to the death of a young stuntman in 2017.

According to the judgment of Beijing Internet Court, Huajiao, a popular live streaming platform in China, was liable in tort.

Wu Yongning, known for scaling skyscrapers without safety equipment to snap astonishing selfies, died in November 2017 after falling off a 62-story building in Changsha, Hunan province. A video of the 26-year-old's accidental fall went viral online about a month later.

According to the court, a network service provider has certain security obligations due to net-users in virtual cyberspace.

What's more, Huajiao platform is profit-making and shared the money earned by Wu from live streaming, said the court.

The business cooperation between Wu and Huajiao played a certain role in promoting Wu's continuous dangerous stunts, it added.

On Nov 8, Wu climbed to the top of the Huayuan International Center in Changsha, Hunan province, to do pullups. Wu's camera, which he placed on another part of the building, captured the moment that he struggled to get back up on the ledge, lost his grip and fell. His body was later found by a window cleaner.