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How China Is Changing Your Internet | The New York Times

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What it is

A New York Times video on how China's sheltered internet produced a new breed of apps, centering on WeChat's all-in-one model combining payments, social and services. It suggests American companies are now taking cues from Chinese tech.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as a concise explanation of why WeChat's super-app model is so dominant and why people worry about copycats.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “This video from NYT explains it what makes WeChat revolutionary as a platform”

    Explains how WeChat folds payments, social, rides and more into one app.

    pcr0, 2017-01 · Recommendation · in “WeChat's App Revolution”

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Topics: wechat, super app, china tech, mobile payments, platforms

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