Latin America

Platforms fan the flames of Latin America’s turmoil in ways we can’t even know about.

After Argentina’s World Cup victory, supporters rallied to get their hero to a social media win.

Poaching and coaching novice developers is local startups’ only solution.

Delivery Hero bought and folded the app into a local competitor. Delivery drivers say they're paying the price.

Cellphone use is banned, but conductors say their work radios have been failing for years.

Workers say they’re learning English and cooking less spicy food to suit the tastes of wealthy newcomers.

Forget tradition. Social media trends are now driving piñata sales in Mexico.

It is a window into the dark effects born of the new tech economy.

Despite claiming a “shadow ban,” Bolsonaro supporters flocked to Twitter on the promise of Musk’s takeover, say experts.

From Bukele’s bitcoins to the number of accounts banned by Twitter in India, the best stats of the year.

Articles from around the world which we loved, obsessed over, and still can’t stop thinking about.

There are better ways to manipulate you.

Drivers and delivery workers in Mexico view the small, high-interest loans with suspicion.

Fans show support — and risk their money — before Argentina’s World Cup final by buying $ARG.

Cherna says being a Black woman has made her rise to gaming stardom a living hell.

High rent and fears of crime are hurting São Paulo’s tech district.

The secret ingredients at Mexico City’s El bazar de Lomas Verdes are beer and quality repairs.

La empresa se beneficia de la pobreza local dando subcontratos abusivos, dicen expertos.

Amazon benefits from local poverty through exploitative subcontracts, experts say.

Escaping crisis, Argentine tech workers want to recreate their home startup scene just across the river.

Tech nomads are not the only ones to blame for gentrification — companies selling the manicured experiences they seek also play a part.

While manufacturers in Mexico struggle with production, sales of Chinese cars are booming.

Brazil’s flight to Koo or Bukele’s addiction to Bitcoin are driven by irrational logic that could work out if enough people believe.

Payment apps cushion users from a falling peso but won’t protect them from theft.

Part of the migration was prompted by a viral pun: “Koo” is a Portuguese homonym to “ass.”

Against a worsening economy, Colombian e-commerce novices realize their power could lie in giving out credit.

Simpatizantes del gobierno de México usaron la red social para agradecerle a su nuevo director por “liberar a la plataforma”.

Voices in Mexico's government took to social media thanking Musk for “freeing the platform.”

In Chile, fintech is not looking to bank the unbanked.

Uber and DiDi spent billions in Latin America. Now, homegrown contenders are flourishing in the places they ignored.

Venture capital investor Luis Daniel Arbulú on why the region is well positioned to come up with tech solutions to the world’s biggest problems, like climate change.

Experts say the move was necessary to tackle the torrent of disinformation taking over the electoral race.

Experts worry IT workers reviewing police social media accounts make arbitrary decisions on detentions.

Those overly dependent on deregulation have another think coming.

Santiago Maratea ha construído una fortuna por medio de la filantropía diciendo hacer lo que el gobierno de Argentina no quiere.

A global crackdown on password sharing is still moving ahead in early 2023.