Pony Ma Huateng, chairman and chief executive of Tencent Holdings speaks at the opening of the 5th World Internet Conference held at Wuzhen, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on November 7, 2018. Photo: Simon Song
Chinese internet giant Tencent tightens control of WeChat content amid industry–wide clampdown
- The move coincides with an industry-wide crackdown on content by Beijing, which wants vulgar content, gossip and fake accounts cleaned up
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Pony Ma Huateng, chairman and chief executive of Tencent Holdings speaks at the opening of the 5th World Internet Conference held at Wuzhen, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on November 7, 2018. Photo: Simon Song