VOICEBOT.AI - OpenAI's ChatGPT has been removed from WeChat, the popular Chinese social media app developed by Tencent. The conversational AI based on the GPT-3.5 large language model had been popping up as mini-programs on the social network, but are no longer accessible.
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ChatGPT Banned on Chinese Social Media App WeChat
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WeChat Prohibits Its Users from Using Crypto and NFT Services
BE IN CRYPTO - WeChat will restrict or ban accounts that issue, trade, or finance cryptocurrencies or NFTs. Such digital assets are now considered "illegal business." If a violation is found from one of the accounts, the account will be asked to correct it within a certain deadline. The account can be restricted. Or, WeChat can permanently block the account in question.
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WeChat Bans Dozens of NFT Accounts
ECONOTIMES - WeChat, the Chinese multi-purpose instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment application, have suspended dozens of accounts on its platform linked to NFTs. With the restrictions, Tencent said it had fixed public accounts on WeChat to avoid the risk of speculation in digital currency transactions. The exact number of the frozen NFT accounts was not revealed, but it includes Huasheng Meta and Spirit Leap.
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WeChat Takes Down NFTs From Its Marketplace Amid Regulatory Issues
MICKY - There has been recent speculation that the Chinese government may launch a crackdown on some of the world's largest internet companies and social media platforms called WeChat and WhaleTalk. WeChat, the social networking and internet behemoth, has banned certain accounts from its digital collectible marketplace. The reason for this was that they had broken the operating regulations.
by Christian Encila
See full article at Micky
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WeChat Stops Registering New Users
PYMINTS - July 28 - For now, WeChat is no longer taking on new users while it undergoes technical upgrades that will adhere to new security mandates handed down by the Chinese government. The temporary suspension of service for new registrants of its messaging service is necessary to ensure that Tencent's flagship social network can do what is required to comply with the new laws.
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WeChat Removes pro-LGTB Accounts Run by Chinese Students
LA PRENSA LATINA - July 8 - WeChat removed permanently several accounts run by university students to defend the rights of the LGTB community in the country. Tech giant Tencent's social media platform did not explain why it deleted the pro-LGBT accounts, some students who ran the handles said.
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Biden Drops Plan to Ban TikTok
AFP - June 10 - President Joe Biden revoked executive orders from his predecessor Donald Trump seeking to ban Chinese-owned mobile apps TikTok and WeChat over national security concerns. Instead of banning the popular apps, the Biden administration would carry out a "criteria-based decision framework and rigorous, evidence-based analysis to address the risks" from internet applications controlled by foreign entities.
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WeChat Now Worth $68B - More Than 3 Chinese Banks
TECH DIGEST - Apr 14 - As the leading social networking app in China and the 5th most widely used globally, WeChat saw impressive growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic, both in revenue and the number of users. WeChat had ~1.2B MAU in the last quarter of 2020. The brand value of Tencent Holding's mobile messaging app also surged in the last year, launching WeChat among the strongest brands globally. WeChat brand value hit ~$68B in 2021, more than three major Chinese banks.
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TikTok and WeChat Ban Violates WTO Rules, Says China
INDIA TODAY - Oct 7 - China says that the US banning two of its mobile apps - TikTok and WeChat violates the rules set by WTO. World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. China says that the US has failed to give solid reasons or proof for banning the apps, which is a "clear abuse" of rules.
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Tencent Introduces Advertising On WeChat
GLOBAL TIMES - Jan 21 - A large number of WeChat users on Wednesday received the first ads in their app's Moments section,. The advertisements came from an account named "WeChat team," which is automatically added to users' friend list and operated by Tencent Holdings as displayed on the account label. WeChat had accumulated over 468M monthly active users by Q3 of 2014. The total income from WeChat's advertising project could reach $1.6B annually.
by Hu Weijia
See full article at Global Times
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Tencent Net Profit Rises 46% But Misses Estimates
MARKET WATCH - Nov 12 - The company's net profit for the 3 months ended Sept. 30 rose to 5.68B yuan (US$927M) from 3.87B yuan a year earlier, but missed analysts' estimates for profit growth of 57%.Online games revenue grew 34% to 11.3B yuan from a year earlier in the quarter, but was flat from Q2. Analysts say Tencent's competitive advantage is in its hugely popular social-media mobile platforms WeChat and QQ, which the company uses to channel users to its mobile games. In Q3, there were 819M monthly active users of QQ and 468 million users of Weixin and WeChat.
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Smartphone Gaming And Social Networking Contribute To Tencent Q2 Growth
REUTERS - Aug 13 - Net income for China's biggest listed tech firm from the quarter ended June rose 59 % to 5.84 billion yuan ($949M), slightly above analyst estimates of 5.73 billion yuan. Revenue climbed 37% to 19.75 billion yuan. Global monthly active users of Tencent's WeChat rose 10.7% (438.2M) from the previous quarter.
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Chinese Users Tire Of Older Social Networks
PC WORLD - July 28 - Social networks in China that are modeled on Facebook are having a hard time holding on to users. They saw a 7.4% decline in users over the past six months, according to the government linked China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). Grabbing all the buzz lately is WeChat, a messaging app similar to WhatsApp. It boasts 396M monthly active users, most of whom are in China.
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WeChat Is World's Fastest Growing Social Network
TRUTOWER – May 27 – According to GlobalWebIndex, Tencent's WeChat is the fastest growing social network in the world. The app's userbase grew 1098% from Q1 '13 to Q1 '14 to nearly 400M. Its growth in India was 1774%. For comparison, WhatsApp has 500M users.
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China's WeChat Censorship
IT WORLD - Mar 14 - WeChat, one of China's most popular messaging apps, closed the public accounts of several publications known for their political writings. Tencent, the Chinese Internet giant behind WeChat, said the account closures were made to ensure a quality user experience. WeChat has close to 300M users. In November, China specifically named WeChat as among the social networks it wants greater control over.
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