A look at the Chinese social e-commerce app and women-friendly “lifestyle bible” Xiaohongshu, which has 200M MAUs and critics describe as a consumerist trap
Known as China's “lifestyle bible,” the social media platform is an aspirational living guide or a consumerist trap. Tweets: @restofworld , @mikeelgan , @violazhouyi , @openbarllc , @violazhouyi , @re...
A look at Belarus' once-vibrant tech startup scene, decimated after ruthless repression by Alexander Lukashenko's regime and Russia's invasion of Ukraine
and the country's techies are fleeing in droves. Absolutely fantastic reporting here from @clementgirardot https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : A fraudulent electio...
Experts: India's TikTok clones like Moj and Josh haven't replicated TikTok's success, and Instagram and YouTube will take over the country's short-video segment
be it the biggest celebrities or your neighbor next door.” @Adnanmbhat for @restofworld https://restofworld.org/... Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : “Some may even call that cringe content.” When India ban...
Experts: India's TikTok clones like Moj and Josh have failed to replicate TikTok's success, and Instagram and YouTube will take over India's short-video segment
Creators are instead gravitating toward Instagram and YouTube, which may eventually be the winners in the Indian short-video segment. Tweets: @glenngabe , @restofworld , @restofworld , @restofworld , ...
Inside China's $16B virtual influencer industry, as motion capture actors complain of hard working conditions powering their avatars four to five hours per day
It's really about the Pacific, but Taiwan stands in the way. Art: Mark Corry. Tweets: Ross Dawson / @rossdawson : Virtual influencers are becoming massive, especially in China, where it's a $16bn ind...
A hacktivist claims DALL-E-like Craiyon, formerly DALL-E mini, generated portraits of brown-skinned women in saris almost every time he ran a blank request
The images represent a glitch in the system that even its creator can't explain. — Like most people who are extremely online … Tweets: @mtrc , @nilchristopher , @sub8u , @flitteronfraud , and @anupk...
Some tech workers in Latin America advocate for Spanish-language training and a Spanish programming language, even as the best IT jobs still require English
Non-English speaking devs are getting more coding jobs than ever — but Spanish can only get them so far. — • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Tweets: @anupkaphle , @leomschwartz , @restofworld , @leomschwartz , ...
How Brazilian singer Anitta's fans gamed Spotify's algorithm to make her song top the charts by switching accounts after 20 streams, creating playlists, more
Fans skirted terms and conditions, but a strategy from the singer's team came close to the streaming platform's limit. Tweets: @dada_drummer , @mvzelenks , @alexgonzor , and @anupkaphle Tweets: Damon ...
Doctors say the rise of fantasy sports apps has led to a spike in gambling addiction in India, where gambling is illegal but fantasy gaming has no clear laws
All forms of gambling are illegal in India but there are no clear laws when it comes to fantasy gaming, which is quickly becoming a threat. Tweets: @adnanmbhat , @restofworld , @anupkaphle , @anirvan ...
As Microsoft shuts down LinkedIn in China, developers worry GitHub could be next, even though nearly 10% of GitHub's contributors in 2020 were from China
Meaghan Tobin / Rest of World : Tweets: @anupkaphle Tweets: Anup Kaphle / @anupkaphle : Microsoft's @github is one of the last foreign-owned platforms for user-generated content left on the Chinese i...