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Their scathing posts have shot them to fame amid rising nationalist fervour - but they toe a fine line.

Their scathing posts have shot them to fame amid rising nationalist fervour - but they toe a fine line.

‘Influence-for-hire services’ pillar of Asia-Pacific’s online shadow economy | 2021-08-10 17:34:00

Taipei, Taiwan – Rinsing your mouth with hot water for 30 minutes and swallowing will allow your stomach acid to kill COVID-19. Taking a hot bath regularly will also prevent you from getting the virus. These are just some of the pieces of advice given in a seven-minute audio clip of a woman claiming to be Taiwanese legislator Tsai Pi-ru circulating on the social messaging app LINE over the past week. It comes with the accompanying note in traditional Chinese: “Very important! Listen to the whole thing! It’s Tsai Pi-ru sharing (information), I listened to it twice, for your reference.”...

China’s feminists protest wave of online abuse with ‘Internet violence museum’ A growing nationalistic fervor is fueling a torrent of vitriol against anyone speaking out against the state, especially women’s rights activists By Helen Davidson / The Guardian, TAIPEI Late last month, an “unknown hill in the Chinese desert” was blanketed in scores of large red and white banners, flapping vitriol in the breeze. “I hope you die, bitch,” one said. “Little bitch, screw the feminists,” others said. Illustration: June Hsu They were all actual messages sent to women, an act of...