Creator Economy 11 July 2024 The Northeast Indian YouTubers challenging cultural stereotypes through mukbang Creators from tribes in Northeast India hope these YouTube videos will help break down harmful stereotypes that have kept them isolated from the rest of the country. By Tora Agarwala
Creator Economy 8 July 2024 Chinese factory owners are becoming TikTok comedians to find new business partners Factory influencers are producing actually funny videos on TikTok, Instagram, and WeChat to increase B2B sales By Viola Zhou
Silicon Valley in Rest of World 3 July 2024 Meta is letting scams run rampant on its platforms in Singapore After a 50% increase in scams in 2023, Singapore authorities say Meta isn’t doing enough to stop the explosion in fraud. By Nicholas Yong
Exporter Newsletter 13 June 2024 The most important news from Apple isn’t about AI Reuniting the world’s text messages — one app at a time. By Russell Brandom
Regional Champions 10 June 2024 The rise and fall of Koo, India’s once-thriving Twitter alternative The microblogging platform — India’s first in over 10 languages — went from booming international expansion to near closure in just four years. By Varsha Bansal
3 Minutes With 28 May 2024 What’s trending on Spotify in Africa? Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy talks about the most surprising user behavior on the music streaming app. By David I. Adeleke
Silicon Valley in Rest of World 24 May 2024 Who’s actually using Threads? Young protesters in Taiwan Despite Meta’s promise to crack down on political content in the app, Taiwanese activists are using it to organize. By Viola Zhou
Regional Champions 22 May 2024 Glovo promised Nigerian delivery riders health insurance, then refused to pay up More than 100 Glovo delivery riders took to the streets of Lagos to protest the company’s unreliable insurance policy. By Damilare Dosunmu
3 Minutes With 14 May 2024 The Chinese founder who is betting on the Western appetite for short soaps Mega Matrix and FlexTV want to succeed where Quibi has failed by embracing the allure of “so bad it’s good” shows. By Caiwei Chen
3 Minutes With 7 May 2024 Meet the alliance helping Google and Meta fight election-related misinformation in India The Misinformation Combat Alliance, set up by Bharat Gupta, includes 12 fact-checking organizations. By Ananya Bhattacharya
China Outside China 7 May 2024 Despite international hires, TikTok is Chinese at its core Rest of World spoke to more than a dozen employees who said that TikTok remains answerable to ByteDance rather than its international leadership. By Caiwei Chen and Viola Zhou
Regional Champions 15 April 2024 The startup offering free toilets and coffee for delivery workers — in exchange for their data Argentine startup Nippy aggregates data from gig workers and sells it to companies like Mastercard and Movistar, who in turn offer workers their services. By Daniela Dib
