Tencent, others begin enforcing China's new oversight move on apps
1 year, 3 months ago

Tencent, others begin enforcing China's new oversight move on apps

The Hindu  

Mobile app stores in China run by Tencent Holdings, Xiaomi and others have started to bar app publishers from launching new apps if they do not make all the disclosures required by authorities, documents seen by Reuters showed. The new rules, which require mobile app publishers to file business details with the government, gave app stores in China until the end of August to establish their filing systems to oversee new apps. "The Android app stores have confirmed that new apps require the app filings from Friday onwards, and existing apps must have it from March 31 onwards," Rich Bishop, CEO of app publishing firm AppInChina said. Last week, Android-based app stores operated by Tencent, Huawei Technologies, Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo issued notices to app publishers and said they will bar new apps without sufficient paperwork from being featured on their platforms.

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In big blow to Mark Zuckerberg, China forces Apple to remove WhatsApp, Threads from App Store
8 months ago

In big blow to Mark Zuckerberg, China forces Apple to remove WhatsApp, Threads from App Store

Hindustan Times  

In a big setback for Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, China has ordered Apple to remove its popular social media apps, WhatsApp and Threads from the App Store. Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta Platforms' social media apps WhatsApp and Threads have been removed from Apple App Store. The Cyberspace Administration of China ordered Apple to remove these apps and cited national security …

Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight
1 year, 2 months ago

Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight

The Hindu  

Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government licence before their release on its China App Store, joining local rivals that had adopted the policy years earlier to meet tightening state regulations. Apple began last Friday requiring app developers to submit the "internet content provider filing" when they publish new apps on its App Store, …

China lists mobile app stores that comply with new rule, but Apple missing
1 year, 2 months ago

China lists mobile app stores that comply with new rule, but Apple missing

The Hindu  

China's cyberspace regulator released on Wednesday names of the first batch of mobile app stores that have completed filing business details to regulators, signalling it has begun to enforce new rules that expand its oversight of mobile apps. The country now requires mobile app stores and mobile apps to submit business details to the government. Beijing's push to tighten scrutiny …

China demands Tencent submit new apps and updates to inspection: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

China demands Tencent submit new apps and updates to inspection: Report

Hindustan Times  

China has required Tencent Holdings submit any new apps or updates for inspections before they can be uploaded after a number of its apps were found to have committed violations, Chinese financial media outlet Yicai reported on Wednesday. A Tencent logo is seen at its booth at China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing Yicai, citing unnamed sources, …

China rebukes 43 apps including Tencent's WeChat for breaking data transfer rules
3 years, 4 months ago

China rebukes 43 apps including Tencent's WeChat for breaking data transfer rules

The Hindu  

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Wednesday that 43 apps, including Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat, were found to have illegally transferred user data, and ordered their parent companies to make rectifications. In a statement published online, the regulator said the apps had illegally transferred users' contact list and location data, while also harassing them with pop-up windows. …

China issues notices to 129 mobile apps for illegally collecting personal info
3 years, 6 months ago

China issues notices to 129 mobile apps for illegally collecting personal info

India TV News  

China's internet watchdog has issued notices to the operators of 129 smartphone applications, including several news apps, for illegally collecting or using consumers' personal information. Popular news aggregation app Jinri Toutiao developed by TikTok owner ByteDance, alongside Tencent-operated Kuai Bao and Tencent News, Sogou News by New York listed Sogou, and Nasdaq-listed Qutoutiao, were among a group of news apps …

Signal Messaging App Mysteriously Stops Working in China, Website Also Inaccessible
3 years, 9 months ago

Signal Messaging App Mysteriously Stops Working in China, Website Also Inaccessible

News 18  

Encrypted messaging app Signal appeared to no longer be working in China without the use of a virtual private network on Tuesday morning, users in the country said. The app was still available on Apple’s China app store as of Tuesday morning, and the app and website appeared to be working normally in Hong Kong. Signal had been downloaded close …

Encrypted messaging app Signal stops working in China
3 years, 9 months ago

Encrypted messaging app Signal stops working in China

The Hindu  

Encrypted messaging app Signal appeared to no longer be working in China without the use of a virtual private network on Tuesday morning, users in the country said. The app was still available on Apple's China app store as of Tuesday morning, and the app and website appeared to be working normally in Hong Kong. Signal had been downloaded close …

US judge approves injunction to delay WeChat restrictions
4 years, 3 months ago

US judge approves injunction to delay WeChat restrictions

India Today  

A federal judge has approved a request from a group of WeChat users to delay looming US government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use. In a ruling dated Saturday, Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in California said the government''s actions would affect users'' First Amendment rights as an effective ban on the app removes their …

China's Tencent rebrands WeChat work app as WeCom ahead of Trump ban
4 years, 3 months ago

China's Tencent rebrands WeChat work app as WeCom ahead of Trump ban

India Today  

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has changed the name of its WeChat Work office collaboration app to WeCom, setting it up as a potential alternative to its messaging app WeChat ahead of a US ban. Two Tencent sources said WeCom does not fall under the scope of a ban on WeChat-related transactions in the United States from September 20, one …

WeChat Users Sue Donald Trump Administration Over The Threat to Ban Messaging App
4 years, 4 months ago

WeChat Users Sue Donald Trump Administration Over The Threat to Ban Messaging App

News 18  

As the apps owned by Chinese tech companies continue to be in the line of fire in many countries, including India and the US, a WeChat users group has sued the Donald Trump administration for what they call unconstitutional threats, the violation of the First Amendment free speech rights and that it is unfairly targeting the Chinese community in the …

TikTok and WeChat may raise security concerns, but Trump’s knee-jerk reaction isn’t the way to deal with them
4 years, 4 months ago

TikTok and WeChat may raise security concerns, but Trump’s knee-jerk reaction isn’t the way to deal with them

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — For years, the Great Firewall of China has blocked some of the largest online services coming out of the United States, including Google, Facebook and Twitter. But Trump has accused the app of capturing “vast swaths of information from its users,” such as location data and browsing and search histories, which “threatens to allow the …

Apple lets China's WeChat bypass its rules, former app review chief claims
4 years, 4 months ago

Apple lets China's WeChat bypass its rules, former app review chief claims

The Telegraph  

Apple has been accused by one of its former executives of openly allowing China’s WeChat an exemption from the US company’s strict rules around iPhone apps. Phillip Shoemaker, who was in charge of policing the App Store until 2016, claimed WeChat’s continued presence on iPhones amounted to a “special exception”, and speculated that Apple allowed it because it feared being …

WeChat Ban on Apple App Store Could Result in 30% Drop in iPhone Shipments in China: Report
4 years, 4 months ago

WeChat Ban on Apple App Store Could Result in 30% Drop in iPhone Shipments in China: Report

News 18  

US President Donald Trumps executive order to ban the popular messaging app WeChat from the Apple App Store could lead to 25-30 per cent drop in iPhone shipments in the Chinese market, famed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted. "Because WeChat has become a daily necessity in China, integrating functions such as messaging, payment, e-commerce, social networking, news reading, and productivity, …

WeChat: Donald Trump's ban of Chinese app follows years of spying claims
4 years, 4 months ago

WeChat: Donald Trump's ban of Chinese app follows years of spying claims

The Telegraph  

Yaqiu Wang left China for Washington in 2009, but still regularly uses WeChat, China's most popular app. “I don’t talk about anything that the Chinese government would consider sensitive or could endanger people, because I am acutely aware of how it is being surveilled.” WeChat, dubbed a “super app” because it allows users to do anything from making a dinner …

Americans Won't Be Able To Use Chinese Apps WeChat, Tiktok From Mid-September As Trump Orders Ban
4 years, 4 months ago

Americans Won't Be Able To Use Chinese Apps WeChat, Tiktok From Mid-September As Trump Orders Ban

ABP News  

Chinese App Ban: In a major announcement leading to escalation of tensions with China, US President Donald Trump banned transactions with China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of the WeChat app starting in 45 days. US Bans TikTok For Govt Employees, Google Deletes Over 2500 YouTube Channels With Chinese Links The orders have been issued by …

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