Latin America Newsletter 17 August 2022 Social media’s arbitrary power should worry individuals and societies alike From Brazil's Bolsonaro to Latin America's struggling freelancers, the power of social media companies is affecting everyone in the region. By Alex González Ormerod
Reports 16 August 2022 Indonesia will enforce laws on content moderation with tight response time and harsh fines, documents show Rest of World obtained internal presentations from the communications ministry that show platforms will be given just four hours to take down content or face as much as $33,000 per violation in fines. By Antonia Timmerman
Features 16 August 2022 Connection unstable: Kashmir’s influencers seek internet fame but can’t get online Faced with frequent government-led blackouts, content creators in India-administered Kashmir keep posting. By Gafira Qadir and Showkat Nanda
News 1 August 2022 An Arabic anti-LGBTQ+ campaign is going viral on Twitter Despite being booted from Facebook, the "Fetrah" campaign continues to grow on Twitter, spurring calls for violence. By Andrew Deck
Reports 28 July 2022 Inside the virtual influencer industry: Vox Akuma, A-Soul and the VTubers battling overwork Hidden behind the perfect faces of China's $16 billion virtual celebrity industry is an angry, overworked labor force. By Meaghan Tobin and Viola Zhou
Reports 26 July 2022 Rival de TikTok en Sudamérica exige videos sobre abuso doméstico a sus creadores A creadores de contenido en Kwai les afligen las preferencias del algoritmo de la app, pero obedecer paga. By Juan José Relmucao
Reports 26 July 2022 TikTok’s biggest rival in South America is pushing creators to make videos about domestic abuse Creators on Kwai are disturbed by the demands of the app's algorithm, but need to work around it to get paid. By Juan José Relmucao
Reports 25 July 2022 Werewolf erotica is the latest global gig work trend Platforms are hiring gig workers around the world to write steamy romance novels for English-speaking readers. By Viola Zhou and Meaghan Tobin
Reports 22 July 2022 En México, apps de préstamo fraudulentas editan rostros de sus víctimas en fotos pornográficas para enviárselas a sus familiares Las tiendas de apps y reguladores evitan responsabilizarse mientras se acumulan los casos de doxing en apps de préstamo exprés. By Erika Lilian Contreras
Reports 21 July 2022 Instagram is fueling a thrifting boom in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal Instagram-based thrift stores in South Asia are making used clothes popular — even desirable — among young shoppers. By Helen Li and Kisha Ravi
News 18 July 2022 Overrun by influencers, historic sites are banning TikTok creators in Nepal Prominent tourist and religious sites in Nepal are putting up “No TikTok” signs to keep creators from shooting at the premises. By Abhaya Raj Joshi
Reports 15 July 2022 How internet sleuths exposed a celebrity “volunteer soldier” in Ukraine as a fraud The strange case of a Twitter grifter demonstrated the growing influence — and risks — of the amateur open-source intelligence community. By Leo Schwartz
