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Tencent’s WeChat Suspends New User Registration for Security Compliance

Tencent’s WeChat Suspends New User Registration for Security Compliance
WeChat app is seen on a smartphone on July 13, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Reuters/Illustration
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7/27/2021|Updated: 7/27/2021

BEIJING—Tencent’s WeChat has temporarily suspended registration of new users in mainland China as it undergoes a technical upgrade “to align with relevant laws and regulations,” China’s dominant instant messaging platform said on July 27.

“We are currently upgrading our security technology to align with all relevant laws and regulations,” the company said in a statement to Reuters.

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