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Old Jun 16, 2020 | 5:55 pm
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Originally Posted by moondog
Whether we like it or not, we are also being scored. There is no need for us to opt in because they already know everything we do. I predict that Douyin/Tiktok will topple them within the next 2 years.

Since I've been in China, the progression has been email-->SMS-->MSN-->QQ-->Wechat

That's 5 platforms over 20 years...with 4 years each. We're due for a new sheriff, especially if Tencent goes deeper into monitoring us.
I have no doubt foreigners every deed and doing are monitored just as much if not more than Chinese citizens. I was just stating that we can’t access the we chat wallet scoring system which would apparently give us access to credit from Tencent.

Douyin may take over the messaging space from We Chat but Tencent will be fine since there will always be dudes playing video games for 18 hours a day.
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