How China Is Changing Your Internet | The New York Times

In China, a sheltered internet has given rise to a new breed of app, and American companies are taking notice. What was once known as the land of cheap rip-offs may now offer a glimpse at the future.

With companies like Alibaba, WeChat, and Tencent US companies have taken notice to a new generation of Chinese technology companies.

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[puga]

yea, like Google doesn't know which restaurant I went, which airplane ticket I purchased, what website I visited and what porn I watched AT ALL.

[superuanted]

Legend says that The man with the big vacuum still is on the app

[jeep]

I live and work in China. Wechat (weixin) does do a lot of amazing things. However, people do not use Wechat for everything. Instead most people here use a variety of apps to get things done. That is because those other niche apps outperform Wechat. For example, people do not usually use Wechat to meet people or to find a restaurant or to pay for dinner. Most people use other apps for that. In addition, there is probably less than 10 restaurants in all of China that operate using only an app. I have never seen one until this video. I do use another app that is just as popular for some cool things. I pay my rent, utilities, store purchases, and take out with the Alipay app.

The New York Times manufacturing consent. The NYT comment about human rights is laughable. Obama just made sure that we will not be able to read the senate torture report for 12 years. America tortured hundreds of people. Many of those people were later proven to be innocent. Some of those people died while being tortured. Yet, according to the NYT we need to be concerned with China's human rights violations.

[Nyxatknight]

Yup, I live in China and use Wechat for everything

[luckyezii]

I left China and studied in US 6 years ago. Even though i went back home at least once a year, I still feel that I am so much left behind. The rapid development of China fascinates its own people. I am glad I will be back home soon to be involved in this amazing process and to catch up!!

[jonasherbstritter]

social network, which invented in USA has almost invaded the whole world. 10 years ago, we German in Germany use a social network called StudivZ, now this network doesn't exist. almost the whole world is now controlled by some technology companies which are located in Califonia. If Amazon and YouTube didn't collect my pravite information, how they recommand the similar videos or things that i interested?

[richishere]

The government don't need to microchip us!! We so stupid we carry the chip around ! (mobile phone) 🤣🤣🤣

[bobaisbomb]

It’s so cute when Americans think their government doesn’t spy on them 😉

[cybrtooth]

Google, Microsoft & Apple collects all this information as well. To better "advertise" to us and "help improve our experiences".

[xihuang]

Trust me, the firewall is built to protect the foreigners not us lol

[Kevin-mzgp]

I have wechat but didn't know I could've done all that, wow.

[Sribgo]

Wouldn't that be classified as a monopoly in the United States?

[petergreen]

Just letting you know Tencent started their business in 1994 and Facebook if you use the wonderful Google or Wikipedia it shows the company started in 2004, Btw, if you open your iPhone location you will notice that your iPhone knows where is your "home" your "work" and so on, that how "Google" tells you " you are XXX miles away from home"

[HarutoIgarashi]

im a chinese, im now watching this video by using VPN, im 22, i have been doing this for 6 years, no one cares what i do, it is really not difficult, just download one from the internet and install it,

[salahuddin]

Whatever WeChat does with our personal information, so as FB and YouTube.

[FingersKungfu]

This shows that when you can block out big tech monopolies like the facebook or google -- or other big digital waste-making companies -- you can achieve real and worthwhile innovations.

[Matdoggk]

When you get hacked, you get hacked BIG time

[dvaizhang]

0:38 U put Japanese characters on Chinese internet. Well done.

[Leurockit]

well, on the other side Google Amazon Facebook share the world information to the US government.

[urdccxj]

Ummmm, I am a Chinese Mainlander born and raised in China. Honestly, I don't mind the government having access to some of my personal data, I've also asked some of my friends in China and they answered nearly the same.
The reason I am pointing it out is that such a super app lowers ur living cost and improves people's living standards or living quality and you can feel this stronger if you live in a city.
Plus, if I am not a terrorist nor do I have a terrorist mind, why should I be terrified if some company/government knows where and what I eat for lunch. Right?
On the other hand, to you guys, how do you make sure your information is not shared or sold to your government? Think about Apple a bit.
Yeah, Pls comment if you disagree or wanna add something~
(Don't mark my grammar and stuff, I know I suck at English...)