Are You Alive? A New Check-In App for China's Solo-Dwelling Youth
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A new Chinese app called Are You Dead? invites young people who live alone to check in and prove they’re alive, using selfies or quick updates. Developed by a team including Ian Lü, the app aims to ease parental and societal worry about solo urban living and address safety and loneliness among China’s growing number of young, independently living residents.
- Aimed at the growing number of young Chinese who live alone, a new app asks: ‘Are you dead?' AP News
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- 'Are You Dead?': The viral Chinese app for young people living alone BBC
- China’s Hottest App Is a Daily Test of Whether You’re Still Alive WIRED
- Chinese app ‘Are You Dead?’ to change name after surge in popularity Al Jazeera
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