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Beijing prosecutor filed proceedings against Tencent over WeChat’s “youth mode”

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August 6, 2021 Beijing (Reuters)-Beijing prosecutor filed a civil public interest lawsuit against Tencent’s subsidiary on Friday, and the company’s popular social messaging app WeChat’s “youth mode” does not comply with the law protecting minors. Said. The proceeding was filed by the Haidian District People’s Prosecutor’s Office in Beijing against Shenzhen Tian St. Computer Systems Co., Ltd., according to documents posted on JCRB.com, a website run by the Supreme Prosecutor of China. The filing didn’t say how WeChat’s “youth mode” broke Chinese law. Tencent didn’t immediately respond to the request for comment. Turning on WeChat’s Youth Mode restricts young users’…

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