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Onyango-Obbo: Social media giants now old-African
Seventh, but it might as well be first, is X (formerly Twitter), the most colourful. Since April 2022, it has been owned by ...
China’s super app WeChat bolsters e-commerce credentials via gift-giving feature
The feature accounted for over 80 per cent of recent sales made by live-streaming e-commerce firm East Buy on WeChat, local ...
Tencent's Honour of Kings spin-off gets green light as China approves 136 new games in January
World is among China's first batch of video games approved in 2025, raising expectations that the title, which is still under ...
Top lobbying firm retains Tencent as client despite links to China
The largest lobbying firm in the United States has refused to drop Tencent as a client even as the Pentagon warns of its ties to the Chinese military.
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Why U.S. tech companies struggle to replicate China's WeChat ‘super app' model
While ‘super apps’ have flourished in Asia, their adoption in Western markets has been slower. But more tech companies seek ...
Greek City Times7d
Greece and 5 other EU countries sue TikTok, Shein and Xiaomi for transferring personal data to China
TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi, and three other Chinese companies (AliExpress, Temu, WeChat) are named in a privacy complaint filed on ...
In China, social media apps are changing how people buy and read books – selling more than physical bookshops do
China’s version of TikTok, Douyin, and its biggest social media app, WeChat, are transforming reading in China – with more ...
Direct Marketing News10d
TikTok, 5 other Chinese firms face EU privacy complaints
EU privacy complaints have been lodged against TikTok and five other Chinese companies, raising concerns over data protection ...
RedNote’s red flags: App that Gen Z flocked to ahead of TikTok ban has ties to Chinese military
RedNote, an increasingly popular alternative to TikTok, has links to Pentagon-designated "Chinese military companies." ...
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US places trade restrictions on Tencent-Backed AI startup, citing national security concerns
Washington has blacklisted Tencent Holdings Ltd. backed startup Zhipu targeting one of the few emerging firms seen as leading ...
TikTok, 5 other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaints
TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb which claimed the firms were unlawfully sending European ...
TikTok and five other Chinese firms could face GDPR penalties in the EU
Chinese firms, including TikTok and Shein, face EU GDPR penalties over data transfers to China, risking billions in fines.