Tencent Holdings’ WeChat mobile messaging service, which is akin to WhatsApp, stands to gain more users as China makes it more and more risky to vent opinions online. Long a hotbed for censorship, China has been turning up the heat even further on netizens believed to be spreading “rumors.” China’s Supreme Court recently ruled that jail was in the cards for anyone who posts a rumor that is viewed 5,000 times or re-posted 500 times. This, according to some, is making WeChat even more attractive.
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China's Web Crackdown Gives Mobile Chat a Boost
Posted by: David Vranicar September 20, 2013 08:52 AMTencent Holdings’ WeChat mobile messaging service, which is akin to WhatsApp, stands to gain more users as China makes it more and more risky to vent opinions online. Long a hotbed for censorship, China has been turning up the heat even further on netizens believed to be spreading “rumors.” China’s Supreme Court recently ruled that jail was in the cards for anyone who posts a rumor that is viewed 5,000 times or re-posted 500 times. This, according to some, is making WeChat even more attractive.