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Hong Kong is not behind China’s Great Firewall, which heavily restricts internet access in the mainland — where Telegram is blocked. (Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
BEIJING

Telegram hit by cyber-attack, CEO points to HK protests, China

Many protesters in the city have used Telegram to evade electronic surveillance and coordinate their demonstrations

  • Agency
3 min read
Expat students are driving the app’s expansion beyond China.
DENNI HU

Tencent’s WeChat app charms US

Chinese students studying in the US are converting Americans to the enormously popular mobile messaging app.

  • Denni Hu
6 min read
EMAIL

Let movie actors do the talking

Israeli startup PopTok is inviting people to test a free service that weaves snippets from films or music videos into instant messages and email.

  • Glenn Chapman
2 min read