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Meituan’s next decade: expands global footprint with focus on retail and AI

TechNode

As consumers tighten their budgets, increasing numbers turn to gig work as delivery riders, and restaurant owners struggle to stay afloat, Meituan continues to report record profits. How Meituan navigates these tensions will shape its future and influence broader discussions on platform economy governance in China.

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

In short: bog-standard anti-vaxx conspiracy theories, rooted in the notion that a handful of shadowy elites brought the world to a standstill in order to profit from it. The more aggressive apps introduced in South Korea and Kuwait may have been more effective, but they also introduced privacy concerns.

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