We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands
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A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.

Warning: This story contains some offensive language

So-called spy-cam porn has existed in China for at least a decade, despite the fact that producing and distributing porn is illegal in the country.

But in the past couple of years the issue has become a regular talking point on social media, with people - particularly women - swapping tips on how to spot cameras as small as a pencil eraser. Some have even resorted to pitching tents inside hotel rooms to avoid being filmed.

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  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    I thought it might be possible that he thought they were staged, but it sounds like the practice is well known and you know what you’re paying for.

    Posing as a consumer, I paid to access one of the livestreaming websites promoted by him - for a monthly fee of 450 Yuan ($65, £47).

    Once logged in, I had the option to choose between five different filming feeds, each showing several hotel rooms - visible as soon as a guest triggered the electricity supply by inserting their key card. It was also possible to rewind livestreams from the start, and download archived clips.