Taipei police today said they have referred a woman for further investigation, after she was found allegedly livestreaming an elementary school on Chinese social media.
It is the first time an influencer is being investigated for criminal liability amid a spate of recent cases involving livestreaming of schoolchildren in Taiwan for Chinese social media.
Earlier this month, Democratic Progressive Party Taipei City Councilor Hsu Shu-hua (許淑華) posted on Facebook that she had received reports of a person allegedly filming children at a school in Taipei’s Minsheng community (民生社區).
Photo from Hsu Shu-hua’s Facebook
The livestream on China’s Douyin (抖音) said it was footage of life in Taiwan and introduced the surrounding neighborhood, Hsu said.
Parents and volunteers at the school repeatedly asked the woman to stop filming, but she did not stop until they reported her to police, she added.
The Taipei Police Department's Songshan precinct said it received a report of the situation at about 8am on May 15, but the woman had already left by the time officers arrived.
Media reported that police after reviewing security footage found the woman to be a 52-year-old Chinese spouse surnamed Liu (劉) who lives near the school.
When she was summoned by police on May 16, Liu told them she just wanted to share a livestream of daily life in Taiwan.
Police today said they opened an investigation after Hsu filed a complaint, and have forwarded the case to the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office and city government for further investigation and follow-up measures.
The woman is suspected of breaching privacy law as well as the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act (兒童及少年福利與權益保障法), police said.
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