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Fraud, intimidation, suicide: BBC documentary exposes the murky world of Chinese loan apps (www.newslaundry.com)
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The documentary investigates how loan apps push people into a spiral of debt, driving many to suicide.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Is there any source for how much Chinese ownership is in the Indian loan app industry?

Otherwise, feels like BBC is poking at a single investment just so they could squeeze China into the headline and manufacture more outrage.