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Tencent faces lawsuit from Beijing prosecutors over WeChat's "youth mode"

August 9, 2021
Source: neowin.net neowin.net
News Snapshot:
Beijing prosecutors have recently filed a civil public-interest lawsuit against a Tencent subsidiary, stating that the "youth mode" on the multi-purpose messaging and social media app of the company, WeChat, does not act in accordance with the laws safeguarding minors. According to a filing posted on JCRB.com, the lawsuit was filed against Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co. Ltd. by Beijing's Haidian District People's Procuratorate. However, it did not reveal how WeChat's "youth mode" was not complying with Chinese laws. In the popular social messaging app, once you turn on the "youth mode," it restricts the access of minor users to...
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