A look at “kidfluencers” in Brazil who promote online get-rich-quick schemes to other children on TikTok, Kwai, and Instagram, amid growing government scrutiny
Young Brazilians chase social media fame, selling “get-rich” schemes, while legal battles question platform responsibility and the cost to childhood. Bluesky: @rinachandran and @restofworld.org . X: @...
Malaysia's Johor state has drawn ~50 data center projects in the last three years, creating 40,000 jobs but raising concerns about power and water shortages
“Amir Alif is already feeling the pinch. He lives in the capital Johor Bahru, just a few kilometers from the Nusajaya Tech Park which houses the Iskandar Puteri Data Center. There have been more fre...
How some farmers in Senegal, who struggle to read or write, use WhatsApp voice notes to collaborate with NGOs and researchers and learn new farming practices
Jack Thompson / Rest of World : Twitter: @lokimicap , @globalwa , @gquaggiotto , @jack__thompson , @followlori , and @jack__thompson Twitter: @lokimicap : I don't like how Meta collects and handles o...
Singapore, which is often portrayed as an aspiring techno-utopia, is edging closer to a surveillance state amid a nationwide move toward constant vigilance
In the “smart nation,” robot dogs enforce social distancing and an app can claim to neutralize racism. The reality is very different. Tweets: @hackylawyer , @eashanghosh , @gquaggiotto , @angabridged...
How PetaBencana, a bot that uses social media posts to map emerging natural disasters in Indonesia in real time, is helping authorities respond more quickly
An Indonesian mapping platform is turning social media chatter into life-saving information during natural disasters. — • JAKARTA, INDONESIA Tweets: @restofworld , @gquaggiotto , @themikestrasser , ...
A look at Chinese content farms behind “Factory TikTok”, a subgenre where workers making products like aloe jelly and gloves also are influencers selling them
How workers manufacturing products like aloe jelly and gardening gloves also became the influencers selling them. Tweets: @gquaggiotto , @sub8u , @parismarx , @lmatsakis , @bnox , @linzhang9 , @richgg...
Many LatAm migrant workers in the US are using crypto to send money home; crypto exchange Bitso says it processes $1B+ per year in US remittances sent to Mexico
When traditional exchanges closed during the pandemic, many workers turned to crypto to send remittances home. — • ACAPULCO, MEXICO Tweets: @gquaggiotto , @restofworld , @blackamazon , @apompliano ,...
Critics say Indian edtech startups, which raised $2.2B in 2020, are recruiting gig teachers with little training to meet demand fueled by the pandemic
mostly women, the preferred gender for South Asian companies — has skyrocketed But the hyper growth gig model has some serious trade offs https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : People with little ...
Netflix and Prime Video are reshaping India's creative landscape amid threats of censorship; Netflix invested $400M in original content in India in 2019
Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian : Tweets: @errolnazareth , @danrayburn , @bollywoodnewbie , @raju , @sub8u , and @gquaggiotto Tweets: Errol Nazareth / @errolnazareth : “India is a land of storyt...
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 ...