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The study explores how WeChat influences daily urban life in China and proposes a framework for understanding this interaction.

Everyday platform urbanism in China: Living the digital city through WeChat

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Article examines how WeChat shapes urban life in China, highlighting socio-spatial dynamics and implications.

The study explores how WeChat influences daily urban life in China and proposes a framework for understanding this interaction.
Developed the concept of everyday platform ethnography integrating online and onsite qualitative methods.
Conducted fieldwork in Shanghai, Suzhou, and Shenzhen to gather data on platform practices.
Identified three sets of practices: digital placemaking, locative practices, and gateway reconnections.
Showed that WeChat functions as an everyday infrastructural layer for communication and mobility.
Identified routine activities influenced by digital platforms, such as food ordering and QR code scanning.
Highlighted the socio-spatial implications of integrating digital infrastructures into urban rhythms.

Johan Vaide (2026) studied this question.

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