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China Weighs Opening Tencent, ByteDance Content to Search, Sources Say
Imagine if Facebook posts showed up in YouTube search results. Beijing may ask Tencent and ByteDance to make such a thing possible, aiming to break down barriers between tech platforms.
China’s 10-year plan for kids: more control on games and live streams
In Beijing’s latest guidelines for children’s development, Chinese leaders want tighter measures to classify games, review content and protect minors’ online privacy.
China Tells Internet Companies to Stop Blocking Links From Rivals
Tencent, Alibaba, ByteDance and other technology companies were called to a meeting with Chinese officials last week, as Beijing seeks to end a practice that has become common in the past few years.
ByteDance Is in Talks for $4 Billion in Loans as IPO Wavers
ByteDance Ltd. is in discussions for about $4 billion in bank loans, according to a person familiar with the matter, as a crackdown on China’s internet sector casts doubt over the timing of its much-anticipated initial public offering.
Chinese Tech Giant JD.com Founder Richard Liu to Step Back From Daily Business
The e-commerce company named its first president while facing tougher competition and a widening regulatory crackdown by Beijing.
China's Wants Control of Companies' Data, Not Just Access to It
Beijing is taking steps that will give the government not only access to, but purported ownership of, the vast amounts of information that companies collect.
China to Cleanse Online Content That ‘Bad-Mouths’ Its Economy
China kicked off a two-month campaign to crack down on commercial platforms and social media accounts that post finance-related information that’s deemed harmful to its economy.
ByteDance Said to Consider Buying Chinese VR Gear Maker Pico
ByteDance Ltd. is in discussions to acquire Pico, a Chinese maker of virtual reality headsets, as it seeks new drivers for growth, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Tencent Beefs Up Game Streaming Arm After China Kills Merger
Tencent Holdings Ltd. has begun re-deploying people and resources toward its own game streaming platform, after China blocked a merger that would have cemented the social media giant’s lead in a $3 billion sector.
Tencent-Backed Comics App Turns Unicorn in $240 Million Round
Kuaikan, a comics app backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., has raised $240 million in a new funding round that elevated it to unicorn status, giving the company a boost as competition in China’s online entertainment arena intensifies.
China Steps Up Direct Involvement in Internet-Content Firms
China is taking a more direct hand in managing internet content companies by acquiring stakes, filling board seats and sending dedicated regulators to police content at firms more frequently.
China Regulatory Crackdown Mires Sequoia and Rival Venture Firms in Uncertainty
The venture firm has exposure to the online education sector that regulators have choked, and investors worry its other holdings could be next.
SoftBank to Hold Off on New Investments in China Amid Tech Crackdown
The world’s biggest tech investor said it is holding back on new investments in China while it sees how the country’s tech crackdown plays out, in the latest sign of how Beijing’s move to tame its technology sector is rippling through the investment world.
ByteDance Lays Off Hundreds After China’s Education Crackdown
TikTok-owner ByteDance Ltd. has laid off hundreds of employees as the social giant shuts down a significant part of its online education businesses to comply with Beijing’s new regulatory regime for the after-school tutoring industry.
China TikTok-Rival Kuaishou Craters, Widens China Tech Rout
Kuaishou Technology fell the most on record after a post-listing lockup on sales of its shares expired, underscoring the extent of investors’ fears about a widening Chinese online crackdown.
TikTok Tests Disappearing Stories Clone of Snapchat, Instagram
Popular video app TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance Ltd., is testing a disappearing stories product as part of an effort to encourage more users to share content on the service.
China Orders Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Ant, ByteDance to Up Data Security
China ordered more than two dozen technology firms to carry out internal inspections as part of a campaign to root out illegal online activity.
ByteDance Rival Kuaishou Reports 37% Sales Growth
Revenue surges to $2.65 billion though the net loss widens amid a jump in sales and marketing costs
Update: ByteDance Founder Zhang Yiming to Step Down as CEO
The 38-year-old entrepreneur will be replaced at the end of the year by Liang Rubo, the company’s head of human resources
ByteDance Pours Cold Water on Blazing IPO Speculation
After weeks of reports and rumors, owner of TikTok declares it ‘doesn’t meet the conditions for a public listing’
