Small toy figures are seen in front of WeChat logo

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Tencent Allows Messaging App WeChat's 'Content' To Be Searched On Google

Tencent's WeChat content including articles on its public account page was briefly searchable on "Google" and "Bing". The owner of china's most popular messaging app said on October 22, that it is a glitch that allowed some of its content to be searchable on external search engines and has fixed the issue. This raised questions over the regulator's latest attempt to crack down on the internet sector.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 - 07:25 PM / by SAM RAHUL RAJASHEKHAR

Tags: WeChat, China, Tencent, Google, BingeSafeSearch

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Tencent Games has decided to limit the gaming hours for children in China

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Tencent Uses Facial Recognition To Limit Minors From Late Night Games

To limit the gaming hours for children in China, Tencent Games, an investing company, has decided to restrict children play games between 10 pm to 8 am under its banner. As per the rule, the company will decide the age barrier via using a face recognition system while logging in. Reportedly, late-night gaming is restricted for children below the age of 18.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 - 11:10 AM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: Tencent, mobile game, China, children, face recognitionv

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PUBG Mobile Set To Re-enter Indian Market With New Game

PUBG Mobile is all set to re-enter Indian market with a new game, titled PUBG Mobile India. Confirming the news, PUBG Corporation said it would not authorize its franchise to Tencent Games and would adhere to the data security regulations by performing regular audits. Some other proposed changes include new setting, clothing of characters and restricting time for younger players. PUBG, along with other 116 apps, was banned in India in… read-more

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 - 04:36 PM / by Sakshi Amrutkar

Tags: Pubg Mobile, PUBG MOBILE INDIA, Tencent, Video games

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PUBG To Shut Servers, End All Services In India On October 30

PUBG Mobile has announced to shut its servers and end all the services in India from October 30. The game was already pulled down from the Play Store and App Store following the Indian government order in September. However, the in-game servers were intact and people, who already had it downloaded, could play the game till now. Earlier, PUBG had end its association with China's Tencent Games but could not secure resumption.

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 - 10:20 AM / by Sakshi Amrutkar

Tags: Pubg Mobile, PUBG, Tencent, Play Store

Courtesy: Tech Crunch