VIDEO | Drone in China won't let man swim in the ocean after dark.
China’s surveillance state apparently doesn’t end at the shoreline. A drone spots a man entering the ocean after dark, fixes a spotlight on him and orders him back onto the beach.
👀 In China, a drone wouldn't let a man enter the sea after dark
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Footage from a beach in the city of Qingdao shows a drone approaching a beachgoer and ordering him through a loudspeaker to leave the water, enforcing a nighttime swimming ban.
Big Brother is watching you. pic.twitter.com/kYvw6K8cnE