The world of Kenya's shadow scholars paid to write essays for UK students(theguardian.com)

The world of Kenya's shadow scholars paid to write essays for UK students

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/14/kenya-shadow-scholars-paid-to-write-essays-for-uk-students

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When I started my career as a freelance writer (In Europe), I'd get requests for university essays regularly. I always said no, it seemed super sketchy. But there's definitely plenty of demand for this.

I wonder how that market is affected by AI.

JeanKage10 mesi fa

Highly educated Kenyans working for essay mills ghostwrite academic work that students pass off as their own