The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China adopts transitional administrative guidance measures for Tencent

According to China’s CCTV News, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China that since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has launched a special rectification of app violations of user rights. 9 products of Tencent have violated regulations, and a total of 4 batches have been publicly notified, which violated 2021. The relevant requirements for the rectification of the information and communication industry in 2016. In accordance with the relevant deployment, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has adopted transitional administrative guidance measures for Tencent, requiring that new App products that will be released and updated versions of existing App products be subject to technical inspections organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology before being put on the shelves. After passing the tests, they will be put on the shelves normally.

Tencent said on the afternoon of November 24 that the company is continuing to upgrade its App’s measures to protect users’ rights and interests, and to cooperate with regulatory authorities to conduct normal compliance inspections. During this period, users can download and use the existing version of the App as normal. After testing, the current Tencent App downloads in the official and various app stores are all normal, and there is no delisting situation, and the user's use is not affected.