I’m Jordan Schneider, Beijing-based host of the ChinaEconTalk Podcast. In this newsletter, I translate articles from Chinese media about tech, business, and political economy. In the summer of 2018, two brutal murders of female customers of DiDi’s Hitch service shocked China. Public outrage ultimately forced the company to shut down the service. Hitch was essentially a carpooling platform allowed regular people list their trips in advance, making it a particularly profitable business line. I took it once to the Great Wall and had fun chatting with a Dongbei family who was bummed they couldn’t use their Russian with me.
DiDi's Gendered Usage Policy Sparks Backlash
DiDi's Gendered Usage Policy Sparks Backlash
DiDi's Gendered Usage Policy Sparks Backlash
I’m Jordan Schneider, Beijing-based host of the ChinaEconTalk Podcast. In this newsletter, I translate articles from Chinese media about tech, business, and political economy. In the summer of 2018, two brutal murders of female customers of DiDi’s Hitch service shocked China. Public outrage ultimately forced the company to shut down the service. Hitch was essentially a carpooling platform allowed regular people list their trips in advance, making it a particularly profitable business line. I took it once to the Great Wall and had fun chatting with a Dongbei family who was bummed they couldn’t use their Russian with me.