WeChat’s youth mode is illegal, says lawsuit, as China steps up attack on Tencent
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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