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Rest of World / Viola Zhou / Feb 26, 2024
“China’s multibillion-dollar livestreaming industry is driven, in part, by about 24,000 talent agencies, which provide training and equipment to livestreamers to help them gain followers and income. These agencies take commissions from the earnings of individual influencers, as they sing, dance, sell products, flirt with the audience, or stage life-threatening gimmicks to make a living.”
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