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Twitter has received 971 government orders globally since Musk's takeover and fully complied with 808; before Musk, Twitter's full compliance rate was ~50%
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2023-4-28
Twitter
TikTok Shop is thriving in Indonesia, TikTok's second-biggest market with an estimated 110M users; Data.ai: the Shop seller app has ~5.5M Indonesian downloads
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2023-4-26
AI
Indonesia
A look at the waning crypto hype in Africa, as consumer trust fades, startups shut down, and Web3 workers reconsider their careers after FTX's fallout
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2023-4-26
Startup
Africa
A look at Argentinian crypto company Generación Zoe and its pastor founder Leonardo Cositorto, who is accused of a $120M+ Zoe Cash investment scam
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2023-4-13
Video game illustrators in China say AI image generators are causing them to lose their jobs, as some employers encourage use of AI tools to boost productivity
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2023-4-12
China
AI
How sound boxes, small speakers that read out payment confirmations, have become a lucrative revenue stream for Paytm and other digital payment firms in India
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2023-4-5
India
GPS collars are helping save Sumatra's last wild elephants
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2023-3-31
GPS
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
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2023-3-28
After India's legal requests this week, Twitter blocked tweets from 122 users, including reporters and politicians, from Indian users; it used to push back more
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2023-3-27
India
Twitter
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
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2023-3-26
China
As TikTok faces a ban, other Chinese companies in US try to pass as locals
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2023-3-24
China
Ban
Faster, cheaper: How ending the government monopoly improved Ethiopia's internet
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2023-3-18
An in-depth look at tech's terrible 2022 in numbers: VC investment and IPOs falling globally, an 85% drop in new unicorns, layoffs impacting 280,000+, and more
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2023-3-14
IPO
Layoffs
Nepali developers build app to quell human-elephant conflict - Rest of World
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2023-3-11
Japanese lawmakers try to shield manga artists from generative AI - Rest of World
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2023-3-9
Japan
AI
YouTube has created a multimillion-dollar dubbing economy
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2023-3-7
YouTube
A look at Amazon India's miniTV, a free, ad-supported streaming service in its shopping app, aimed at those between 18 and 25 who can not afford a subscription
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2023-2-23
India
Amazon
Three months inside China's iPhone city: Workers describe peak production season marred by labor protests as Apple reconsiders its China supply chain
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2023-2-21
China
iPhone
Apple
A profile of Flipkart and CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, as losses mount, competition from Amazon and others intensifies, and Modi's government tightens regulations
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2023-2-15
Amazon
Lagos-based Jumia, once hailed as the “Amazon of Africa”, has seen its stock drop ~70% since its 2019 IPO amid stalling customer growth and mounting losses
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2023-2-12
Amazon
IPO
Africa
South Africa's poorest are staying up all night for cheaper internet rates
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2023-2-9
Africa
South Africa
Flipkart-owned Indian fashion retailer Myntra is penalizing users who return items too often; studies: 25% to 40% of clothes sold online in India are returned
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2023-2-4
India
‘iPhones are made in hell': 3 months inside China's iPhone city - Workers describe a peak production season marred by labor protests and Covid-19 chaos, right as Apple reconsiders its China supply chain.
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2023-2-4
China
iPhone
Apple
The sextortion scammers of rural India | Rest of World
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2023-1-27
India
Creators from India's hinterland are going viral on YouTube Shorts and running into copyright issues for “fact channels” that add context to other users' videos
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2023-1-22
India
YouTube
U.S. tech firms are replacing workers with cheaper talent in Latin America
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2023-1-17
U.S.
Latin America
A look at China's global satellite internet ambitions in competition with Starlink, including homegrown startups that experts say will ultimately be state-owned
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2023-1-14
China
Startup
Mexico's subway drivers depend on WhatsApp to keep the trains running | Rest of World
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2023-1-13
Mexico
WhatsApp
Digital nomads now come first for Mexico City's gig workers
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2023-1-10
Mexico
A profile of Shaik Salauddin, an Uber driver turned union leader, who has become a quasi-celebrity in India after fighting for gig worker rights in the country
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2023-1-6
India
Uber
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