WeChat’s youth mode is illegal, says lawsuit, as China steps up attack on Tencent
by Reuters from on (#5N21N)
The messaging app does not comply with laws protecting children, say prosecutors, in fresh crackdown on tech firms
Prosecutors in Beijing have initiated a civil lawsuit against a subsidiary of Tencent, saying the youth mode" on the company's popular social messaging app WeChat does not comply with laws protecting minors.
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