On the surface, Chinese messaging app WeChat seems similar to its western counterparts like WhatsApp and Viber. Like Facebook-owned WhatsApp, it allows you to send text messages to people over an ...

In early March 2020, Chinese super-app WeChat announced it was tightening privacy controls on third-party apps to restrict the collection of sensitive personal information to a smaller group of ...

Organizing a weekend camping trip with friends, counting the number of attendees for a company dinner, collecting group assignments, or sending out event notifications... WeChat group relays are a ...

The article describes two strangers, an old farmer and Lin Dan, who become acquainted through a WeChat group and gradually develop a subtle interactive relationship. This relationship is not a ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. The popular and opaque social media app WeChat has been largely overlooked as a culprit in spreading ...

Some of New York’s most popular new Chinese restaurants have never appeared in an American publication. They don’t get ’grammed by Instagram influencers. Their owners don’t look at Yelp, and they ...

China's WeChat is a site for social interaction, a form of currency, a dating app, a tool for sporting teams and deliverer of news: Twitter, Facebook, Googlemaps, Tinder and Apple Pay all rolled into ...

A judge has blocked a US government attempt to ban the Chinese messaging and payments app, WeChat. US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said the ban raised serious questions related to the constitution's ...

WeChat, called Weixin in China, functions like Facebook (FB), LinkedIn, Uber, Instagram and several other apps all at once. For many Chinese people, WeChat is an indispensable app for staying in touch ...