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German chancellor follows in the footsteps of Joe Biden and other leaders on social media platformThe German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has opened a TikTok account, promising he will not be seen dancing on the social media platform popular with young peo…
Read MoreNew research into Brenton Tarrant’s posts on 4chan raises questions about why authorities did not detect them before the 2019 mosque shootingsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or d…
Read MoreSocial media users get around government crackdown on negativity by taking to US embassy conservation updateA social media post about giraffe conservation has become the latest place for people in China who are unhappy about the economy to vent their f…
Read More‘Frog seller’ trend sparks debate on intellectual property amid concerns over copyright infringementAn anthropomorphised frog has joined celebrity live-streamers and social media commentators among China’s ranks of influencers, as a trend that began wi…
Read MoreSeries with 370m views echoes Chinese state media calls for return of cultural relicsA viral series on the Chinese version of TikTok about a jade teapot that turns into a woman and escapes from the British Museum is to be adapted into an animated film….
Read MoreAs jobs screening US, UK and EU platforms are shifted to India, viewing ‘gore’ to clean up the web has traumatised moderators‘I had to watch every frame of a recent stabbing video … It will never leave me,” says Harun*, one of many moderators reviewing…
Read MoreStyle featuring pastel makeup and modest clothing has taken off, but many are objecting to the ethos behind itA social media debate has erupted in China over a trend among some women to dress and behave in a way that’s “good for marriage”, with detract…
Read MoreAnalysis by Human Rights Watch finds the country’s major platforms ‘do not routinely address’ pervasive online racismChinese social media is littered with racist videos, particularly content that mocks black people or portrays them through offensive ra…
Read MoreLifestyle and shopping apps are the latest weapons in Beijing’s information war against its neighbourAriel Lo spends a couple of hours most weeks sharing anime art and memes on Chinese apps, often chatting with friends in China in a Mandarin slightly d…
Read MoreResurgence of centuries-old suodiu (suck and discard) dish has seen chefs frying up pebbles with ginger and chilliIn tough economic times, a new money-saving ingredient for stir-fries is gaining in popularity among Chinese internet users: rocks.Videos …
Read MoreAmid usual scrubbing for Tiananmen Square anniversary, searches for bridge where protest was held in 2022 return no resultsChinese censors scrubbing the internet of any words or symbols that could be used to reference the Tiananmen Square massacre in t…
Read MoreGrowing number of social media users find using Korean American actor Ma Dong-seok’s image as avatar gets better responseChinese social media users are turning to a Korean American action star for help in their daily lives, with a growing trend of swap…
Read MoreService in Jiangxi uses data on single residents to build platform amid drive to boost marriage rateFor single people, dating fatigue is a universal phenomenon. Hours of swiping left can lead to despair at the potential matches in your area. One city i…
Read MoreUse of emergency laws sheds light on fragile and fractious place social media now occupy in IndiaThe response by the Indian government was quick and draconian. Days after a BBC documentary examining the role that Narendra Modi, now prime minister, had …
Read MoreUS firm says network of bot accounts also hijacking hashtags in large-scale attempt to obscure coverageAn attempt to flood social media platforms with spam in order to drown out coverage of the lockdown protests in China was probably backed by the Chin…
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