Chinese internet giants Tencent, owner of WeChat, Alibaba and Baidu have all launched their virtual versions of the lucky ‘red envelope’ tradition for Chinese New Year, but messaging app WeChat has had to defend its new image-based functionality.
WeChat has created a new feature, currently in a testing phase, in which users sent a blurred out image via the messaging app and their friends pay a small fee, send via a virtual red envelope, to reveal the image.
Commentators noted that such functionality may encourage people to send racy images, including the the public security bureau in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, which has Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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