![]() ![]() This raises a natural concern to the integration for both sides, as there is a chance of losing user bases to one another, with rivalry and app success more critical than ever for continual growth.Īlibaba has not responded to WeChat’s update as of this writing. Users can then make orders to Taobao without leaving WeChat, although WeChat Pay is still excluded as a method of payment for such purchases, showing the resistance Taobao has to this new cross-platform operation. Meanwhile, there do not seem to be any updates from Taobao’s side regarding a further open-up to WeChat, with users still having to copy the sharable link in Taobao and paste it to WeChat. ![]() The team at WeChat responded to this issue, stating that functional coverage “will take a certain amount of time”, and will be fully covered over the coming two days. Some Chinese netizens have also run personal tests and reported that external links still do not open in WeChat on their devices. With this move forced upon them, it also offers the potential of gaining new users via the synergy between competing apps. Such practice would be based on “ensuring security and user experience”, as Tencent stated in an official announcement. Other companies on the list included Chinese online search giant Baidu (9888.HK), short video platform Kuaishou (1024.HK) and microblogging site Sina's Weibo (9898.HK).WeChat, China’s instant messaging app (developed by Tencent), released an update note on Monday (29 November) night, announcing that the platform, “will begin to update the external link management measures from now on, and external links will be directly opened in the one-to-one chat scene” as a response to the Chinese government’s push for interoperability among tech firms in the country.Įxternal links shared from Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Taobao, and the Chinese version of TikTok (Douyin), are now accessible from WeChat without a “risk warning” page. The CAC's list, for instance, said the Taobao app had logged with it a recommendation algorithm that crunched each user's visit and search history to recommend them products and services, while Meituan had provided details of the algorithm it used to estimate delivery times and match riders. It was the first list it published since China in March passed new regulations for algorithm recommendation services and launched a filing system requiring firms to companies to disclose they used in their apps. ![]() ![]() The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published a list of 30 algorithms used in some of the country's most popular apps, including Alibaba's (9988.HK) Taobao,Tencent's (0700.HK) Wechat,Meituan (3690.HK) and ByteDance's Douyin, with brief descriptions of their use and gave them classification numbers. State media had accused internet platforms of using algorithms to invade user privacy and influencing their choices. The rules are part of a broad regulatory crackdown by Beijing against its once free-wheeling technology sector. SHANGHAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - China's top internet watchdog said on Friday tech giants such as Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group have submitted details of algorithms used in some of their products, complying with a drive by authorities to tighten oversight of platform algorithms. ![]()
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