WeChat removes short-lived ban on all mainstream video and music platforms
WeChat rolled out tightened restrictions on sharing external audiovisual links in its Moment feed on May 18, which could have affected all the mainstre…
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China Tech Talk 44: Short video and China’s hottest app
John and Matt talk about Douyin, the breakout short video app of 2017, how it stacks up against Kuaishou (aka Kwai)—China's "low" humor video app—and s…
Huoshan latest video platform to clean up vulgar content
Huoshan (火山小视频), the short video platform backed by Toutiao, has temporarily shut down the city channel (同城频道) to clean up the vulgar content. It is st…
Watermelon Video halts uploads and comments
Chinese entertainment app Watermelon Video (西瓜视频) has barred new mobile video uploads, live streams, and live comments, saying it is cleaning up the pl…
Tencent suspends video playback in its messaging apps
Tencent has suspended the ability to play short videos in its WeChat and QQ messaging apps, requiring users to copy the link and paste it in their brow…
Toutiao and 3 other news apps taken down from Chinese app stores
Four of China’s most popular news apps have disappeared from Chinese app stores as of 3pm today. The enforced takedown by authorities was reported by S…
Kuaishou is hiring more people to filter content after crackdown on “vulgar” content
Kuaishou hiring thousands of content patrols amid government constrains
China is serious about cleaning up Jinri Toutiao and Kuaishou this time
China's regulator for the media and entertainment sector, SAPPRFT (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television), has just r…
Short video platforms Douyin, Kuaishou accused of showing counterfeit products
Chinese short video platform such as Douyin and Kuaishou are being criticized for featuring video hosts who make and distribute counterfeit products on…
Spring Festival data shows just how much Chinese love their smartphones
For Chinese people, Spring Festival is all about seeing family and celebrating the new year, but it's also the optimal time for using screens. Have you…
Video sharing app Kuaishou rumored to raise new funding with valuation at $15 billion
China’s leading short social video and photo sharing app Kuaishou is rumored to launch a new round of funding with the estimated valuation at $15 billi…
China’s tech giants are following users back to their small city hometowns
A recent post on Zhihu, the Quora-like Chinese platform known for its elitist user base, asks: "Why is Kwai so annoying?" Kwai, or Kuaishou (快手) in Chi…