Real ‘Truman Show’: man in China live-streamed 24/7, becomes unwitting influencer

The case of a Chinese man who became a web star without his own knowledge raises serious ethical questions about privacy and the exploitation of vulnerable people.

Man unknowingly live-streamed in eerie real life Truman Show

A man in China has been live-streamed by his neighbours without his knowledge.

Real ‘Truman Show’: man in China live-streamed 24/7, becomes unwitting influencer

Neighbours set up surveillance cameras to record every move of unaware 62-year-old with ‘intellectual difficulties’.

Elderly man streamed 24/7 without his knowledge goes viral in China

An elderly man is going viral in China after local residents began streaming his life 24-7, seemingly without his knowledge.