Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search's AI Overviews, how it may impact traffic, and more
Google's generative AI search feature is here to stay, but will it actually impact how digital outlets do business? X: @stevewbeales , @p0st_news , @decka227 , and @glenngabe Linke...
An analysis of 6,599 keywords shows Google is offering AI Overviews for 17% of queries in the UK and US, but rarely for searches about current events
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An in-depth look at how platforms like Shein, Pinduoduo-owned Temu, and TikTok Shop are heralding a new era of Chinese e-commerce targeting foreign customers
Through 6 different stories explore how Chinese E-commerce giants like Temu … Laís Martins : China has long been “the world's factory,” and the country has some of the world's bigg...
A look at Meta's “spirit of the policy” exception that lets the company break its moderation rules in conflict zones and crises; critics want more transparency
An Oversight Board case from Sri Lanka shows the power of Facebook's “spirit of the policy” exception Tweets: @hkanji , @restofworld , @decka227 , and @mvzelenks Tweets: Hussein Ka...
A look at Meta's “spirit of the policy” exception that lets the company break its moderation rules in conflict zones and crises; critics want more transparency
An Oversight Board case from Sri Lanka shows the power of Facebook's “spirit of the policy” exception Tweets: @hkanji , @restofworld , @decka227 , and @mvzelenks Tweets: Hussein Ka...
A look at the growing social media dubbing industry, which is helping MrBeast and other YouTubers reach global audiences and monetize videos in many languages
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New rules in India that make Twitter's local chief compliance officer criminally liable for not complying with government orders may be fueling recent takedowns
New rules in India that make Twitter's local chief compliance officer criminally liable for not complying with government orders may be fueling recent takedowns
Observers say Twitter's recent takedowns in India highlight how new laws make it easier to censor journalists and dissidents.
Twitter's recent takedowns in India may be fueled by new rules making its local chief compliance officer criminally liable for not meeting government demands
Observers say Twitter's recent takedowns in India highlight how new laws make it easier to censor journalists and dissidents. Tweets: @decka227 Tweets: Andrew Deck / @decka227 : Th...
Qurium report: 1M+ bots are targeting Iranian #MeToo activists on Instagram in a coordinated harassment campaign using social media marketing firms in Pakistan
Andrew Deck / Rest of World : Source: Qurium Media Foundation .
Qurium report: 1M+ bots are targeting Iranian #MeToo activists on Instagram in a coordinated harassment campaign using social media marketing firms in Pakistan
Andrew Deck / Rest of World : Source: Qurium Media Foundation .
TikTok's music distribution service SoundOn is receiving mixed reviews from Brazilian and Indonesian artists for delays in releases and issues in audience reach
Rest of World : Tweets: @fogginsophie and @mvzelenks Tweets: Sophie Foggin / @fogginsophie : Wonderful colleagues @helenliwrites and @decka227 spoke to emerging music artists who ...
Behind the rise of Kuaishou's short-form video app Kwai in Brazil, where it has amassed 45M+ monthly active users by appealing to people with blue collar jobs
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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 th...
BlueCity, owner of China's biggest gay dating app Blued, is navigating a precarious environment for LGBTQI orgs by positioning itself as a sexual health service
and thriving https://restofworld.org/... @aurorachaang : great article by @decka227 and @WilliamYang120 on bluecity, a chinese lgbtq tech company. in order to survive, they have to...
BlueCity, owner of China's biggest gay dating app Blued, is navigating a precarious environment for LGBTQI orgs by positioning itself as a sexual health service
Focusing on HIV prevention and sexual health care has helped BlueCity navigate a precarious environment for LGBTQI organizations. Tweets: @lmatsakis , @anupkaphle , @aurorachaang ,...
As Substack expands abroad, writers say it needs local payment options and customer service in other languages; some worry about legal support in hostile states
Experts say lessons marketed by digital education platforms like Byju's and Yuanfudao are more an innovation in test-prep delivery than in learning outcomes
Investors have poured billions of dollars into digital education platforms like Byju's and Yuanfudao. But are students learning anything? Tweets: @cengizyar , @restofworld , @fran...
Inside “PGM” Facebook groups, the largest of which has 160,000+ members, where Brazilians collect, share, and memorialize the accounts of the recently deceased
how they looked, what political views they held, who they were friends with, and who tagged them in posts https://restofworld.org/... Garry Tan / @garrytan : Reminder that most new...
Inside “PGM” Facebook groups, the largest of which has 160,000+ members, where Brazilians collect, share, and memorialize the accounts of the recently deceased
Long before the Covid-19 pandemic, Brazilian Facebook users were gathering to memorialize total strangers. Tweets: @garrytan , @decka227 , @cengizyar , @renske_visser , @restofworl...