The marketing team behind Black Myth: Wukong has asked streamers covering the game to avoid mentioning topics including "feminist propaganda," COVID-19, and China's game industry policies, multiple reports have revealed.

Screenshots of the document with a number of "Do's and Don'ts" for influencers circulated on social media thanks to French content creator Benoit “ExServ” Reinier, who said he would not be covering the game due to the unusual guidelines. The email has since been confirmed as legitimate by multiple outlets including IGN and GLHF.

The guidelines were part of an email sent to content creators by Black Myth: Wukong co-publisher Hero Games, which also included a Steam key for the game. The document included "Do's and Don'ts" for covering the game, with the one "Do" being "enjoy the game" and multiple "Don'ts" as seen below: