Violence

Chinese Uber driver threatens to break passenger’s legs

Chinese Uber driver threatens to break passenger’s legs

Another day, another case of China’s ride-hailing drivers behaving badly.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
India’s mandatory GPS rule for mobile phones won’t make women safer

India’s mandatory GPS rule for mobile phones won’t make women safer

The Indian government has its heart in the right place, but making GPS mandatory will jack up the cost of low-end phones, and many of India’s poor simply won’t buy them as a result.
C. Custer · · 4 min read
A helpline uses Snapchat to let teens talk about abuse

A helpline uses Snapchat to let teens talk about abuse

Get serious. This Snapchat account is not for fun.
Paloma Ganguly · · 4 min read
More protests over private-car services like Uber in China

More protests over private-car services like Uber in China

Over the weekend, China saw at least two additional large-scale anti-authority protests sparked by private-car driver frustration with law enforcement practices.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Paging Dr. Mundo: Chinese LoL player slashes friend's head with a cleaver over bad games

A Chinese LoL player went full Dr. Mundo on his friend after the two got into an argument about who was playing poorly.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

WTF: Chinese police blame teen's suicide on video games

The suicide of a young 17-year-old has been chalked up to his “imitating” video games found on his phone.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Nightmares uncovered after girl dies at Chinese web addiction rehab school

The death of a girl at a Chinese web addiction rehab center several months ago led to an investigation of related incidents, and the results are deeply disturbing.
C. Custer · · 5 min read

Chinese father beats 14-year-old with stick over gaming habit

Another week, another sad story of a gaming disagreement between generations turning violent in China.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Chinese mother, son presumed drowned after argument over League of Legends

Tragedy struck a family in Sichuan, China last week after an argument over a 16-year-old’s gaming habits went very wrong.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Chinese man murders his wife over her gaming habit

Yesterday, a Chinese man in Hunan stabbed his wife in the neck because he thought she was playing games too late into the night.
C. Custer · · 2 min read