WeChat app puts life into non-live gigs
As the Covid-19 pandemic effectively put live performances in peril, quarantines and social distancing have unexpectedly incited an explosion in livestreamed concerts and DJ sets.
Why I left everything behind to do stand-up comedy in Spain
Now a YouTuber, Korean comedian Kim Byung-sun gave up everything and went to Spain, a completely foreign country, to do standup comedy.
Incoming Philippines Dept of Justice chief Remulla chides media, lauds social media
He also claimed that mainstream media is being weaponised by the big corporations for the sake of “liberal hegemonism” and runs the habit of “bashing nation states.”
Number of metaverse users hits lowest point after social distancing rules lifted
South Korea’s leading metaverse platforms – Naver’s Zepeto and SK Telecom’s ifland – also showed similar decreases during the period besides Roblox.
YouTube’s top five ‘K-tour‘ channels
Seotrip, nicknamed after the channel’s creator, is one of the five on the list and is on a self-imposed mission to discover hidden charms of Seoul.
Chinese netizens get creative to show unhappiness with ‘zero-Covid’ policy
In a cat-and-mouse game, netizens try to stay one step ahead of government censors.
Students hit hard by Indian ban on Chinese apps
With smartphones becoming a way of life for a growing number of users, apps serve as gateways to the digital world in India.
Philippines ‘TruthTokers’ count on public pushback
With only a handful of legitimate fact-checkers in the media industry, independent fact-checkers have volunteered to clean up the platform.
Twitterdom with a new king should worry us all
The role of social media for free expression is crucial in general, but especially important in countries where democracy is weakening.
Lies spreading unchecked as TikTok becomes battlefield for Philippines election candidates
TikTok videos could make or break a candidate’s narrative and branding — or even invent new “truths.”