Chongqing dog abuse protest cleared by police, multiple volunteers arrested, participants reportedly identified via big data and threatened at their homes

Chongqing residents' protest over a dog abuse incident fermented late into the night; police launched a clearance operation at 4 a.m. the next day and took away some volunteers. Subsequently, several citizens who participated in the protest reported suspected facial recognition and big data tracking, and were successively visited at home by community grid workers and police who threatened them into silence.