Earn after reading: China news app lures with clickbait and cash

A red packet giving out free cash for new users is seen on the news aggregator app Qutoutiao, on a mobile phone next to a Qutoutiao logo in this illustration picture taken November 26, 2018. Picture taken November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Cai Li, a janitor in Shanghai, developed a serious addiction to news app Qutoutiao, lured by gossipy articles about celebrities and the cash she gets from reading them. 

Logging on during breaks at work and sometimes at night when she can't sleep, the 63-year-old has earned a few hundred yuan (RM120-RM300) over several months, which she says is useful to supplement her income.