Should be classroom spotted under cameras?

By Chen Ziqi China Plus Published: 2017-05-03 16:05:26
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Speakers: Heyang, Ryan Price, and Niu Honglin

[Photo: Baidu.com]

[Photo: Baidu.com]   

A controversial live-streaming service has triggered hot discussions on Chinese social media. Shuidi Zhibo, an online live streaming platform in China, broadcasts classrooms and even dormitories of more than 200 schools. These students' appearance and behaviors are spotted under the cameras. Anyone can access to these videos and make comments. 

Mobile live streaming has recently swept across globe and become a trendy and innovative communication interface. The earlier wave of live streaming service kicked off in China since 2009 in the gaming industry and then went viral in 2015. Viewers are able to watch live-streaming videos with various contents, including sports, video games, talent shows or daily lives of the hosts. 

It is understandable that some parents would like to check out how their kids behave in school, and this service may also help supervise teachers' performance. However, it also provokes questions toward safety and privacy of the students. It might provide opportunities for some strangers to collect sensitive information of students via watching these live-streaming videos.    

Listen to the show and find out if this live-streaming service should continue? 

The audio clip is from Round Table, produced by CRI. 

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