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Compressed Time, Mobile Labour: Sociotemporal Regimes of Chinese-run Platforms in Australia

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Journal of Sociology

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Abstract

Journal of Sociology, Volume 62, Issue 2, Page 277-297, June 2026.
This article examines how Chinese digital platforms export tight temporal governance, characterised by algorithmic urgency, work intensification, and short-term monetisation, into Global North labour markets. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork (2022–2025), ...