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A majority of apps and websites blocked are the result of the companies not willing to follow the Chinese government's internet regulations on data collection and privacy, user-safety, guidelines and the type of content being shared, posted or hosted. This is a list of the most notable such blocked websites in the country (except Autonomous area).
WeChat is the dominant social media and messaging app in China, and is also the most popular messaging application for most Chinese nationals staying overseas. Though subject to state rules which saw individual posts removed, [133] [134] Tech in Asia reported in 2013 that certain "restricted words" had been blocked on WeChat globally. [135]
[185] [186] WeChat is known to have censoring messages concerning the coronavirus. [187] A report by the Citizen Lab found that Tencent also uses the platform for the surveillance of foreign nationals. [185] In December 2020, WeChat blocked a post by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a diplomatic spat between Australia and China ...
President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the short-video app TikTok and messaging service WeChat by late September on grounds that the Chinese-owned apps pose a national security threat. It ...
Canada has banned Chinese super-app WeChat on official government devices citing cybersecurity risks, following similar action taken against short-form video app TikTok earlier this year.. The ...
WeChat is an all-in-one mobile app that combines services similar to Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Venmo. The app is an essential part of daily life for many in China and boasts more than 1 ...
For example, WeChat, a popular messaging and social media platform run by Tencent, uses semi-automated methods to monitor content sent between accounts, including images, checking for politically sensitive material, and will block said material from reaching the intended recipient, even if the sending account is non-Chinese. [30]
A U.S. judge halted a Trump administration order to have the Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat removed from app stores starting Sunday night.