China’s Ministry of Information and Information Technology (MIIT) intends to lay down new regulations governing Apple’s iMessage, the default messaging app in every Apple iPhone and iPad.
The measures include tools to monitor and prevent spam messages, which the ministry says are prevalent on the iOS default messaging app.
According to a report by Chinese technology site TechWeb, iMessage’s vulnerabilities to spam have cost users “millions” of RMB.
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Up to this point, TechWeb notes iMessage has been in a “vacuum” area void of regulation - particularly when compared to other messaging apps such as Tencent's WeChat.
The logo for the iMessage app. Photo: Apple
Chinese authorities earlier this year embarked on a nationwide campaign to combat fraud, pornography, and other illicit goings-on via the internet.
