Musk wants to turn Twitter into something resembling WeChat
Elon Musk has teased something called “X, the everything app” after he buys Twitter Inc.
Based on the billionaire’s past comments, that service could look a lot like Chinese super-app WeChat.
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China censors mentions of massive data leak involving 1 billion citizens — Report
Chinese authorities are censoring any posts on domestic social media platforms regarding an alleged data leak containing 1 billion citizens' data, Financial Times reports.
In a post on Breach Forums, user...
WeChat grows despite China's crackdown
Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat super app managed remarkable growth in services from e-commerce to payments and search over the past year, defying a government crackdown that sought to tear down barriers within China’s internet arena.
Daily active users of...
Telkom launches new WhatsApp bundles
Telkom has launched new chat data bundles that can be used on eight messaging apps — WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, WeChat, Viber, Line, Threema, and Facebook Messenger.
WeChat Wallet in South Africa shuts down
WeChat has informed registered WeChat Wallet users in South Africa that the service will effectively shut down on 30 June 2020.
WeChat launched its wallet feature in South Africa at the end of 2015 in partnership with Standard Bank.
"World's most powerful app" still far behind WhatsApp
Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s strategy for expanding WeChat Pay globally is pretty straightforward: Follow the (tourism) money.
Grace Yin, operations director of WeChat Pay’s international business, summarized Tencent’s approach at the RISE...
Bitcoin enthusiasts move to Telegram after China cracks down on WeChat
WeChat is starting to see its first wave of defectors: Chinese cryptocurrency afficionados.
WeChat launches “mini programs” embedded apps
WeChat has launched “mini programs” – embedded apps which run inside WeChat and do not require downloading or installing.
Beware WeChat Wallet payments
WeChat is aggressively promoting its WeChat Wallet payment service, but MyBroadband’s testing showed the payment platform can fail spectacularly.
WeChat targets wallet technology in South Africa
Messaging app WeChat is heavily focused on the take-up of its wallet technology in South Africa this year, says the app’s head of Africa Brett Loubser.
Mxit’s big battle against WhatsApp, Facebook
Mxit is struggling to stay relevant in the South African mobile messaging market, where big international players are dominating
Most popular social platforms in South Africa
A new report from We Are Social reveals how popular services such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter are in South Africa
Cliffcentral mum on listener figures
The Gareth Cliff Show, under the Cliffcentral brand, launched on 1 May 2014. The company, however, said it is too early to release listener figures