Tencent's WeChat resume new users registrations after temporary system upgradati...

Tencent's WeChat resume new users registrations after temporary system upgradation

Tencent's WeChat resume new users registrations after temporary system upgradation

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Tencent has resumed registration of new users for WeChat in mainland China, a week after it suspended all new user registration in July 27.

Detail:

Some Chinese social media users have uploaded screenshots that showed resumption of registration for Tencent’s WeChat.

In response, Tencent confirmed the resumption by saying that the upgrade of WeChat has been completed.

Users on China’s microblogging site Weibo said that steps to register a new account on the app is same as before the suspension.

Tencent said July 27 that it was suspending the registration and upgrading WeChat’s security technology to comply with relevant laws and regulations.

Context:

In July, China's Cyberspace Administration suspended the registration of new users of the online ride-hailing app Didi during a "cyber security review" period, in order to prevent the expansion of risks.

China is revising privacy and data security policies. It will introduce a Personal Information Protection Law that calls for tech companies to impose stricter measures to ensure safety storage of user data.

China’s ongoing crackdown on tech companies has been continuing for nine months, starting from November, 2020 when Chinese regulator summoned Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Group for financial regulatory issues and halted Ant’s giant IPO.

China’s clampdown has spanned issues such as data security, monopolistic behavior and financial stability, rectifying the businesses of tech companies including Alibaba, Tencent, Didi Chuxing, Meituan Dianping, Ant Group. 

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