Recently, a hot news was released by Russian media: WeChat, Line, BlackBerry Messenger and other instant messaging software were Interdiction !
According to Russian media, Russia's telecommunications bureau has included WeChat, Line and other social software in the block list, the main reason is that Russia believes they violate the relevant regulations of Russia's network supervision: No user data uploaded
And Tencent PR Director Zhang Jun It was also the first time to respond to this matter on Weibo: Network service providers need to register with relevant Russian government departments, but WeChat has different understanding on this. At present, we are also communicating with relevant Russian departments.
However, Zhang Jun's another microblog later made the matter more complicated.
Zhang Jun: Sometimes it takes a price to stick to what you think is right. But even so, we are still willing to stick to it 。
Is it because the communication was not smooth that Zhang Jun made such a response?
As a social software giant, WeChat is also concerned about every move of Tencent.
According to the verification made by CCTV reporters to the Russian Federal Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, the Russian side Written answers Medium weight:
According to the relevant network management regulations of Russia, the service provider needs to provide the industrial and commercial registration information, server address, software function description and other information of the host country. The Russian side said that as long as Tencent provided the necessary information above, it would cancel the suspension of WeChat in Russia.
Important tips : If you use WeChat and other social software in Russia, you'd better not quit, or you may not be found.