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Tencent bows to Beijing’s pressure, opens WeChat groups to social media rivals

  • Dina Temple-Raston--therecord.media
  • published date: 2021-11-29 00:00:00 UTC

Chinese internet giant Tencent said on Monday that it will allow more content from third-party social media rivals to open directly within its popular WeChat app, bowing to pressure from the central government, which has pushed for more interoperability among China’s Big Tech companies. In an announcement covered by the official People’s Daily newspaper , Tencent said users will also be able to op...

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