ecns [expanded by feedex.net]: China may regulate messaging apps, including WeChat

ecns [expanded by feedex.net]

ecns

China may regulate messaging apps, including WeChat
http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2014/06-25/120901.shtml
Jun 25th 2014, 08:02

2014-06-25 17:02


Beijing (ECNS) � Chinese authorities are considering new measures to regulate the development of instant messaging apps.


Xie Yongjiang, a deputy professor at the Institute of Internet Governance and Law of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, said new laws and regulations are needed, as existing laws can't guarantee the developing mobile Internet's balance and fairness.


According to China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 857 million people used cell phones to reach the Internet in May, accounting for over 60 percent of 1.26 billion cell phone users.


Along with the development of the mobile Internet, illegal and criminal activities have also affected many users. Spam, rumors and ideas about violence, terrorism, cheating and pornography are widely spread, and some personal information is also illegally collected through the mobile Internet.


Last month, Chinese authorities launched a month-long crackdown on illegal and harmful information in instant messaging apps such as WeChat.


WeChat, China's largest instant messaging platform, run by Tencent with over 600 million registered accounts, has also meted out punishments on accounts that are repeatedly reported and suspected of malicious harassment or fraud.


According to Xinhua, 20 million prostitution-related WeChat accounts have been shut down so far.





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