Tag: WeChat
WeChat: A Tool of Authoritarian Control?
This WeChat account has been suspected of spreading malicious rumors and has been temporarily blocked…” is the message BBC reporter Stephen McDonell received earlier...
Chinese Propaganda Campaign Targets Australian Prime Minister Ahead of Election
Ahead of Australia’s recent federal election, the country’s prime minister and the ruling Liberal Party found itself the target of a propaganda campaign by social...
Top 4 Topics the Chinese Government Censored on WeChat in 2018
WeChat boasts about having more than a billion users on its platform, but like all other online media operating in China, it is subject...
More Evidence WeChat Is Recording Private Messages for Beijing to Spy...
More evidence has emerged to support the widely held suspicion that China’s most popular messaging app, WeChat, is recording private messages between users, data...
Australia’s Defense Department Bans WeChat, China’s Popular Instant Messaging Platform
In a further rebuff of WeChat, China’s popular instant messaging and social media platform, Australia’s defense department has banned its staff from using the...
WeChat Now Has 1 Billion Accounts, Whose Conversations Are Being Stored...
China’s dominant messaging app WeChat now has one billion accounts worldwide. The popularity of the platform, however, has not diminished concerns over how the app acts...
