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24 alternatives to The Digital Life 184 — Facebook in China?

To censor or not to censor

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Digital Life 184 — Facebook in China? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Analyse Asia 113: Sameer Singh▲55
Implications of Facebook F8 to Asian Messaging Apps
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
2
Analyse Asia 108: How can a US tech company succeed in China with Scott Livingston▲58
What does Facebook need to do to enter China?
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
3
Analyse Asia - 73: On China with Kaiser Kuo▲55
Kaiser Kuo & everything about China from cultural to digital
2015 · analysepodcast.com · its alternatives →
4
Four Things - 7: Prison for Likes▲54
The implications of using Instagram in Iran
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
5
Ethi▲469
Find out what Facebook knows about you, and delete it.
2020 · its alternatives →
6
Analyse Asia - 112: The Baidu Group with Cate Cadell▲55
The Baidu Group in China
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
7
The Information's 411 - "Symmetrical Players"▲56
Commerce in Facebook Messenger, how AT&T may snub Google
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
8
Analyse Asia 158: Wechat Mini-Apps with Matthew Brennan▲53
How Wechat Mini-Apps kills iOS & Android app stores in China
2017 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
9
Analyse Asia - 77: Facebook Internet.org, Android One & India with Newley Purnell▲68
Facebook Internet.org, Android One & India Startup Talent
2015 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
10
Radiolab - The Trust Engineers▲70
Inside Facebook's lab of human behavior
2015 · radiolab.org · its alternatives →
11
a16z - China and Tech▲75
A discussion China's tech parallel universe
2015 · a16z.com · its alternatives →
12
Facebook Clear History▲276
Delete data that Facebook has collected on you
2018 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →
13
99% Invisible - Pagodas and Dragon Gates▲69
The history of San Francisco's China Town
2015 · its alternatives →
14
Analyse Asia #139: Live-streaming in China▲53
The Live-streaming phenomenon & ecosystem in China
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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Anonymous Mode, an experiment with anonymity on Facebook▲9
2011 · anonymousmode.com · its alternatives →
16
Analyse Asia - 119: From Newsroom to Digital Media in Asia with Alan Soon▲60
When the Asia media business face a new reality
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
17
Network marketing for Facebook▲60
Good tactical book for using social media
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Analyse Asia #141: Reflections on China with Kaiser Kuo▲54
Why Uber has succeeded & not failed in China
2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
19
Analyse Asia 94: Wechat Ecosystem & Grata.co with Andrew Schorr▲59
How businesses leverage the Wechat Ecosystem in China
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
20
Analyse Asia 109: Tencent and QQ with Eva Xiao▲54
On Tencent, the company behind QQ & Wechat Part 1
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
21
Obfuscation▲53
A user's guide for privacy and protest
2015 · mitpress.mit.edu · its alternatives →
22
Stop The Bullshit▲118
Hide posts & block sites that publish fake news on Facebook
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
Full Monty Show #19: Facebookpedia▲61
We must reclaim reality in the wake of fake news
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
24
Note to Self - So your Facebook friend said something racist. Again.▲65
How to handle offensive posts in social media
2015 · wnyc.org · its alternatives →

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