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How livestreaming app Bigo, banned in Pakistan in July, had enabled the country's neglected underclass and marginalized groups to speak freely like never before

a lucrative bet. Then Pakistan banned it. @khannn___ explains for @restofworld. https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : Before it was banned by authorities, livestreaming app Bigo became the go-to social network for working class, queer Pakistanis, writes @khannn___ https://restofworld.org/... Giulio Quaggiotto / @gquaggiotto : Apps like Bigo have given the neglected underclass the ability to archive their own histories & subcultures through oral tradition, performance & short videos. They feel the confidence that comes with being seen and heard by others just like them https://restofworld.org/... @3Lmantra Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : In Pakistan, a Chinese livestreaming app went viral among the queer, working-class community. Then the government shut it down. https://restofworld.org/... — by @khannn___

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  • @telliotter Tori Elliott on x
    Before it was banned by authorities, livestreaming app Bigo became the go-to social network for working class, queer Pakistanis, writes @khannn___ @restofworld https://restofworld.org/...
  • @cengizyar Cengiz on x
    Chinese-owned Bigo was among the first social networks to address working class South Asians as viable customers—a lucrative bet. Then Pakistan banned it. @khannn___ explains for @restofworld. https://restofworld.org/...
  • @restofworld @restofworld on x
    Before it was banned by authorities, livestreaming app Bigo became the go-to social network for working class, queer Pakistanis, writes @khannn___ https://restofworld.org/...
  • @gquaggiotto Giulio Quaggiotto on x
    Apps like Bigo have given the neglected underclass the ability to archive their own histories & subcultures through oral tradition, performance & short videos. They feel the confidence that comes with being seen and heard by others just like them https://restofworld.org/... @3Lma…
  • @anupkaphle Anup Kaphle on x
    In Pakistan, a Chinese livestreaming app went viral among the queer, working-class community. Then the government shut it down. https://restofworld.org/... — by @khannn___