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2022.03.31
08:58
Tencent's WeChat bans dozens of NFT marketplaces
Asian Tech Press (Mar. 31) -- Tencent's flagship app WeChat has banned more than a dozen public accounts and mini-programs related to NFT marketplaces.
2022.02.23
17:00
WeChat app allows sending original 4K video
Asian Tech Press (Feb 23) -- Tencent's flagship product WeChat has already supported the ability to send an original 4K video.
2022.02.18
17:00
Tencent's WeChat trials "1065" work schedule amid criticism of "996"
Asian Tech Press (Feb 18) -- Tencent's flagship product WeChat is trialling the "1065" work schedule for employees amid criticism of "996".
04:00
U.S. adds Tencent's WeChat, Alibaba's AliExpress to "notorious markets" list
Asian Tech Press (Feb 18) -- The U.S. has added for the first time Tencent's flagship social app WeChat and Alibaba Group's international Marketplace AliExpress to its latest "notorious markets" list.
2022.01.24
07:40
Australian PM's WeChat account recalled by Tencent
Asian Tech Press (Jan 24) -- Chinese gaming and social media company Tencent Holdings Ltd has recalled Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat public account due to the registrant's application for account transfer.
2022.01.21
04:36
U.S. Senate panel approves antitrust bill to include TikTok, Tencent's WeChat
Asian Tech Press (Jan 21) -- The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved an antitrust bill targeting major technology companies including China's two largest social media companies, TikTok and Tencent's WeChat.
2022.01.20
04:25
U.S. antitrust bill to be expanded to include TikTok, Tencent's WeChat
Asian Tech Press (Jan 20) -- A U.S. Senate committee plans to consider a technology-focused antitrust bill on Thursday that would be expanded to include China's two largest social media companies, TikTok and Tencent's WeChat, Bloomberg reported.
2021.12.01
10:24
WeChat lifts ban on Taobao after eight years of blocking
Asian Tech Press (Dec 1) -- Tencent's flagship social app WeChat announced Monday that it will soon start allowing app users to open external links, including links to its biggest rival Alibaba's e-commerce platform Taobao.
2021.11.26
03:46
Chinese state-owned firms restrict employees from using Tencent's WeChat
Asian Tech Press (Nov 26) -- Some Chinese state-owned companies are restricting their employees from using Tencent Holdings Ltd's popular instant messaging app, WeChat, citing security concerns, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
2021.11.10
10:24
WeChat's monthly active accounts reached 1,262.6 million, up 4.1% YoY
Asian Tech Press (Nov 10) -- Tencent reported its third-quarter 2021 results, showing that the combined monthly active accounts of WeChat's Chinese and global versions reached 1,262.6 million as of September 30, 2021, up 4.1% year-over-year and 0.9% compared to the previous quarter.
2021.10.22
08:06
Sources deny Tencent's WeChat content is searchable on Google and Bing
Asian Tech Press (Oct 22) -- People familiar with the matter denied a Reuters report on Friday that said Tencent's WeChat has made its content searchable on some foreign search engines such as Alphabet's Google and Microsoft's Bing.
2021.07.27
11:40
Tencent's WeChat suspends new user registration
Asian Tech Press -- WeChat, the social media app and Tencent's flagship product, announced on Tuesday that it has suspended its new user registration function.
2021.07.13
04:49
U.S. gov't asks courts to dismiss DOJ's legal challenges to TikTok ban
Asian Tech Press -- U.S. government on Monday asked two federal courts to dismiss the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s legal challenges to the TikTok ban, according to Reuters.
2021.06.22
04:54
U.S. Commerce Department revokes prohibited transactions with TikTok, WeChat
2021.06.18
12:30
Chinese apps like TikTok, WeChat, could face bans under Biden order
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