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Video calls arriving on X soon, confirms CEO Yaccarino
New Delhi: X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday announced to soon bring video calling on its platform, as it aims to become an “everything app” like China’s WeChat. X Corp CEO Linda Yaccarino…
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WeChat warns overseas users that personal data, browsing history being sent to China
Beijing: Chinese social media platform WeChat is warning users outside China that their data will be stored on servers inside the country, RFA reported. A number of overseas WeChat users received a…
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China’s WeChat shuts Bloomberg’s financial news account
New Delhi: As China controls the internet companies under toughened laws, social media platform WeChat has shut down a Bloomberg social media account, accusing it of violating country’s regulations on online public…
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Musk wants Twitter to be more like WeChat, to allow outrageous comments
San Francisco: In his first direct call with Twitter employees, Elon Musk briefed them about his plans once he takes over the platform, including making it more like TikTok and WeChat and…
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WeChat suspends new users registrations in China
Beijing: Social messaging app WeChat said on Tuesday it has temporarily suspended registration of new users in China, as the regulators in the country come down heavily on the internet firms. In…
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WeChat blocks several LGBT accounts in China
Beijing: Chinese tech giant Tencent’s WeChat social media platform has deleted over a dozen LGBT accounts run by university students, sparking fear of crackdown on gay content. LGBT rights supporters protested on…
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US lifts ban on TikTok, WeChat; Biden signs new orders to shield information
Washington DC: US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order revoking the Trump-era bans on Chinese application TikTok and WeChat and instead signed another executive order (EO) to protect US information…
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White House drops Trump orders trying to ban TikTok, WeChat
Washington: The White House has dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with…
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US bans TikTok and WeChat to safeguard national security
Washington: The US on Friday issued orders to ban popular Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat from Sunday to safeguard national security, weeks after India banned them, saying they were prejudicial to…
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Apple could lose $28 billion if WeChat ban stays: Report
San Francisco: The US ban on WeChat, a messaging, social media, and electronic payment application owned by the Chinese company Tencent Holdings Ltd, can impact Apple business up to worth $28 billion, a…
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Apple, Disney trying to halt WeChat ban in the US: Report
San Francisco: Several companies including Apple, Ford, Walmart and Disney have called on US President Donald Trump administration to end an executive order seeking the ban of WeChat and TikTok in the country…
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Trump: Sell TikTok and Wechat in 45 days or leave US
Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat, terming the popular Chinese apps a threat to the country’s national security and economy. The ban comes into effect in…
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Not regulation but Facebook’s dream to become WeChat may kill it
NEW DELHI: Facebook which accounts for 75 per cent of global ad spend that is likely to hit $110 billion by 2020 is nowhere near an immediate demise and government regulations would…
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‘Super app’ to place Reliance Jio in pole position
NEW DELHI: As Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, prepares to officially launch world’s largest online-to-offline new e-commerce platform and give jitters to Amazon and Walmart-Flipkart, Reliance Jio is reportedly…
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China to its teachers: Please don’t assign homework on WeChat
Shenzhen: Sure, it is convenient and real-time, but WeChat seems to be taking over the actual homework assigning approach by teachers in China and the education authorities are not too happy. The…
