Internet Regulation news and trends

Tencent Restructures Amidst Market Value Drop
International // September 30, 2018

Tencent Holdings revealed that it is restructuring for the first time in six years as it faces tougher Chinese internet regulation. According to Reuters, the Chinese internet giant announced that Tencent executives will consolidate three content business groups to one unit and implement a new group...

Internet Association Says Companies Support National Data Privacy Rules
Regulation // September 12, 2018

The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google, among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. 11) that it supports data privacy rules in the U.S. that are more modern, but urged lawmakers to approach the issue nationally. According to...

China Says No To Local Facebook Branch
Facebook // July 26, 2018

Facebook’s plan to open a subsidiary in China has fallen apart, with the country withdrawing its approval for the project. According to Reuters, a Chinese government database had initially showed that Facebook had gained approval to open an office in Zhejiang, but that registration has...

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Tencent To ID Chinese Gamers

November 05, 2018
China’s Tencent Holdings will require users to show proof of their ages and identities against police records in order to play its video games. According to The Verge, the company announced that with the new system, users will need to register their Chinese national IDs in order to play any of its  games. Ten mobile […]

Tencent Restructures Amidst Market Value Drop

September 30, 2018
Tencent Holdings revealed that it is restructuring for the first time in six years as it faces tougher Chinese internet regulation. According to Reuters, the Chinese internet giant announced that Tencent...

China Says No To Local Facebook Branch

July 26, 2018
Facebook’s plan to open a subsidiary in China has fallen apart, with the country withdrawing its approval for the project. According to Reuters, a Chinese government database had initially showed...