Tencent resumes WeChat signups as gaming concerns persist

WeChat – a fixture in daily Chinese life for everything from hailing a cab to ordering meals and paying utilities bills – plays a central role in funnelling traffic to and showcasing Tencent’s businesses. — AFP

Tencent Holdings Ltd has resumed signing up users for its WeChat messaging app, days after suspending registrations for unspecified technical upgrades.

WeChat, which already has more than one billion users, halted signups last week to undergo a “security technical upgrade” to comply with regulations. The company said at the time it expected to resume new individual user registrations around early August. A company representative confirmed user reports on social media Thursday about the resumption.