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20,000At least how many influencer accounts were blocked by internet regulators in China in 2021In December 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China reported that it had directed internet platforms to close the accounts of thousands of online influencers, including major livestreaming personalities, like top influencer Viya. Facing a $210 million fine for tax evasion, Viya lost over 100 million followers when her social media accounts were shuttered.
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20,000At least how many influencer accounts were blocked by internet regulators in China in 2021In December 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China reported that it had directed internet platforms to close the accounts of thousands of online influencers, including major livestreaming personalities, like top influencer Viya. Facing a $210 million fine for tax evasion, Viya lost over 100 million followers when her social media accounts were shuttered.
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$200 millionThe amount that direct sticker sales contributed to messaging app Line’s revenue during 2020Stickers, which cost users between $0.99 and $4.99, make Line a lot of money. After the 30% fee deducted by Apple or Google (depending on whether Line was downloaded via iOS or the Google Play store), the remaining 70% of revenue is split 50/50 between Line and the sticker creator.
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5.8 millionThe number of GitHub developers from IndiaIn 2021, India emerged as the fastest-growing open source contributor community for GitHub. The platform is used by over 73 million developers worldwide but does not moderate user uploaded code unless it receives complaints. GitHub has repeatedly been host for code that, though it gets removed, creates apps used to target Muslim women in India.
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1,391How many Bitcoins El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, claimed to have bought as of January 2022Due to price fluctuations, Bloomberg estimates the crypto purchases would have cost about $71 million at the time of purchase and have lost about $10 million in value since. But the country’s bonds have fared far worse — during 2021, El Salvador’s overseas dollar bonds posted the worst performance of any in the world, according to Bloomberg.
