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The secret sauce of Chinese social media apps. (restofworld.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

According to the article text:

A key driver behind the success of Chinese apps is that they have integrated e-commerce into their platforms, blending entertainment and networking with sales to monetize their famously addictive algorithms, according to Chinese social media experts and marketing firms.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Oh so they're wrong. Okay