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China is increasingly resembling a dystopian society, complete with social credit scores to control its citizens. Now, public toilets are part of this surveillance expansion.
As reported by China Insider on Instagram, people must scan a QR code from designated toilet paper dispensers and watch an ad on their smartphones to receive a small amount of toilet paper.
If you need more toilet paper or prefer not to watch the ads, there is an additional charge of 0.5 Yuan (approximately 70 cents).
Chinese officials justify this as a waste prevention measure, discouraging excessive use of toilet paper. The comments beneath the post are filled with references to Orwellian themes.
This policy is just one in a series of measures by Chinese authorities to regulate access to public amenities. In 2017, Beijing’s Temple of Heaven park installed facial recognition technology at toilet paper dispensers, sparking concerns about privacy and state surveillance.
These initiatives represent extreme steps taken by the government to monitor and control its citizens’ behavior in increasingly intrusive ways.
