WECHAT SUSPENDS NEW REGISTRATIONS

  • 27/07/2021

WeChat, China’s most popular messaging app which is owned by Tech giant Tencent Holdings, has announced that it was suspending the registration of new users in mainland China until early August as it was undergoing a technical upgrade. The development comes amid a widening crackdown by Chinese regulators on technology and private tutoring companies. 

In a social media post, WeChat, known as Weixin in China, said the suspension was related to an upgrade of security technology “according to relevant laws and regulations”. “During this time, registration of new Weixin personal and official accounts has been temporarily suspended. Registration services will be restored after the upgrade is complete, which is expected in early August,” it said. It did not elaborate on either the upgrade or what the laws or regulations were. As a result of this Tencent’s stocks in Hong Kong went down by nearly 9% on Tuesday, its worst day in a decade, reports said. Recently, cab-hailing giant Didi suspended the registration of new users after several departments of the Chinese government launched an investigation into alleged misuse of private data.

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