Creators & Communities 6 June 2023 How China’s rural influencers find fame and fortune across the Great Firewall Influencer agencies bring Chinese creators to banned sites like YouTube and Instagram. By Viola Zhou
TikTok Domination 24 May 2023 Vietnam pressures TikTok to censor more content or face a ban In the U.S., TikTok is under scrutiny for perceived censorship. In Vietnam, the government wants the company to meddle more. By Lam Le
China Outside China 22 May 2023 How China’s ShareIt became the world’s go-to file-transfer app Virtually unknown in the West, ShareIt boomed in places where data is expensive. But as the cost of data falls, can it stay relevant? By Nilesh Christopher and Viola Zhou
Labor 22 May 2023 “It’s been tough for us”: Meta’s Kenyan content moderators say they’ll keep fighting Job cuts at Facebook’s former moderation partner have left over 200 workers struggling with bills and emotional trauma. By Martin K.N Siele
Apps of the World 18 May 2023 Rappi: the app trying to do everything for everyone in Latin America This budding super-app will get you (almost) anything in minutes. By José Luis Peñarredonda
The Platform Economy 8 May 2023 The Vietnamese military has a troll army and Facebook is its weapon Force 47 abuses Facebook's safety tools to silence government critics at home and anywhere in the world. By Danielle Keeton-Olsen
Ideas 4 May 2023 Chinese streaming platforms and chill? In Southeast Asia, Netflix has competition from Baidu's iQiyi and Tencent's WeTV. By William Yuen Yee
Features 2 May 2023 A startup ushered thousands of Indian women into gig work, for better and worse Urban Company offered many women a rare opportunity for social mobility. Now, they want something better. By Sonia Faleiro
Apps of the World 28 April 2023 Welcome to Line, Japan’s everything app 70% of Japanese people use the platform, for everything from booking vaccinations to trading securities. By Sam Byford
The Platform Economy 27 April 2023 Twitter is complying with more government demands under Elon Musk The company has not refused a single request since Musk took ownership, according to self-reported data. By Russell Brandom
The Platform Economy 24 April 2023 Muzz, the world’s largest Muslim dating app, is struggling in India India is home to 172 million Muslims, and the world’s second-largest market for dating apps. But Indian women say Muzz is a bad match. By Arbab Ali and Nadeem Sarwar
The Platform Economy 20 April 2023 China’s bite-sized soap operas are peddling cheap plots for big profits Sex scenes, revenge, and cliffhangers are jam-packed into minutes-long smartphone dramas. By Viola Zhou
