AOL

Filter Fail Costs Beauty Influencer 140,000 Followers As True Face Is Revealed

After a beauty filter malfunctioned mid-livestream, a Chinese content creator allegedly lost 140,000 followers, sparking intense conversations about East Asian beauty ideals. The influencer, whose ...

Chinese ex-waiter turned top food influencer Bai Bing fined US$2.6 million for tax evasion

A top online influencer in China who was fined 18.91 million yuan (US$2.6 million) for evading nine million yuan in taxes has ...

A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat

Build American AI, a nonprofit linked to a super PAC bankrolled by executives at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, is funding a ...

American Influencers Are Reviewing Chinese Cars That Are Illegal To Own Here, And It’s Not By Accident

Chinese EVs are banned from US roads, yet American buyers keep watching influencers drive them and asking why they can't have ...

I help influencers like Khaby Lame tour China. I want them to build enduring fandoms — and sometimes feel like a nanny.

Julie Zhu runs a business helping global influencers like Khaby Lame and Pamela Reif visit China and build social-media presences there.
The Diplomat

Chinese Influencer Ordered to Leave Taiwan Over Pro-Unification Content

Liu Zhen-ya’s residency permit was revoked on the grounds that her content endangered Taiwan’s national security, prompting a debate over free speech and security. Chinese Douyin influencer “Yaya in ...