Japan urges LY Corporation, the operator of Line and Yahoo Japan, to bolster security measures and review its relationship with Naver after user data leaks
Wataru Suzuki / Nikkei Asia :
A look at Line's sticker economy, made up of over 4M hobbyist and professional designers; Line's revenue from direct sticker sales was $200M+ in 2020
Andrew Deck / Rest of World : Tweets: @decka227 , @restofworld , @mvzelenks , @dlberes , and @anupkaphle Tweets: Andrew Deck / @decka227 : LINE is host to a sticker marketplace that is 4 million arti...
Bain & Co: social commerce accounted for ~44% of Southeast Asia's $109B e-commerce market in 2020; Vietnam leads with 65% adoption while Thailand is at ~50%
Prim Chuwiruch / Bloomberg : Tweets: @glenngabe Tweets: Glenn Gabe / @glenngabe : Interesting for those in e-commerce -> Social commerce accounted for ~44% of Southeast Asia's $109B e-commerce market...
SoftBank-owned Z Holdings, the new parent company of Line and Yahoo Japan after merger closed on March 1, details plan to invest $4.7B to compete with GAFA
Financial Times :
How Line's Fact Checker program, which lets users voluntarily report suspicious messages, is tackling misinformation without sacrificing user privacy
The chat app's Fact Checker program is proving that private messaging platforms can do more to moderate harmful content. Tweets: @mantzarlis , @restofworld , @anupkaphle , @restofworld , @telliotter ,...
Telegram launches a tool to let users import chat history from WhatsApp, Line, or KakaoTalk on Android and iOS
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
Tencent partners with Line to offer payment services via WeChat Pay to small businesses in Japan, starting in 2019 with processing fees waived through July 2021
Yoichiro Hiroi / Nikkei Asian Review :
Line Games, chat app Line's gaming division, raises $110M from Anchor Equity Partners; Anchor acquires 27.5% stake, dilutes Line's holdings to a minority 41.7%
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
Line launches its own cryptocurrency, Link, as an incentive for using Line services and exclusively available on Line's own Bitbox exchange
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
SoftBank buys a 51% stake in Line's MVNO service in Japan, which allows unlimited data for Line services and social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
SoftBank is partnering up with messaging app Line to help develop its Line Mobile telecom service.