{"id":310302,"date":"2026-01-17T03:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinese-app-are-you-dead-sparks-debate-on-social-isolation-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T03:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:00:16","slug":"chinese-app-are-you-dead-sparks-debate-on-social-isolation-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinese-app-are-you-dead-sparks-debate-on-social-isolation-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese app &#8216;Are You Dead&#8217; sparks debate on social isolation | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ReLMRNkywsA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese app 'Are You Dead' sparks debate on social isolation | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ReLMRNkywsA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Are you dead?&#8217; might seem like a silly question, but millions of Chinese people are PAYING to have an App ask them this EXACT question. And the background is\u2026well you can probably guess &#8211; not silly at all. The app is aimed at people living alone who fear nobody will notice if something happens to them. 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