Sunday, March 16, 2014

China Cracks Down on WeChat Messaging Accounts

<p>China has suspended or shut down at least a dozen WeChat messaging accounts, some linked to journalists and news outlets.</p><p>The popular public messaging platform, owned by China-based Internet platform Tencent, allows users to send voice, video, photo, and text messages, as well as participate in group chats, via iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Symbian, and BlackBerry devices.</p><p>Available in the U.S., WeChat has gained most of its acclaim in Asia, where a number of media outlets and columnists boast hundreds of thousands of subscribers, and often discuss political issues. Many of those users, however, have been blocked from the social network, the South China Morning Post said.</p><p>Citing "industry insiders," the paper said suspensions were dispensed Thursday for a handful of public accounts, most of which were known for posting commentary on current affairsa big no-no in censorship-heavy China.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2454967,00.asp">Keep reading...</a></p>

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