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China escalates surveillance of vulnerable citizens
China has intensified monitoring of so-called "five-loss individuals"—those experiencing hardship—through its grid management and social support system. While officials present it as preventive care, critics warn it normalizes suppressing dissent under the guise of protection. Gig workers are co-opted into surveillance, sparking debate over intent and ethics.https://images.pexels.com/photos/11424984/pexels-photo-11424984.jpeg