Tencent has ambitious global plans for its WeChat messaging app, but a new crackdown from China’s government could undermine its efforts to entice Western users to the service. The Chinese government has started an initiative to “clean up” instant messaging services, China Daily reports. WeChat stands to lose the most from this new effort, simply because Weixin — the version of WeChat offered in China — is the most popular chat app in the country. Other messaging services which will be affected in the Chinese government’s latest project include Alibaba’s Laiwang, Xiaomi’s Mi Talk, and China Telecom’s Yixin, among others. Although…
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