WeChat isn't exactly bothering with security

The trend of recent years and the future is security. When using any social network, everyone is primarily concerned with sufficient security, as evidenced by LinkedIn. On the other hand, there are other networks that don't worry about this issue and even admit it publicly. We are talking about the social network WeChat.

WeChat or Weixin

This social network, which has been operating since 2011, is essentially a social media, as it also presents multifunctional application. The main purpose of the filling is communication between users, including sending text and multimedia messages. Video calls, photo sharing and associated services are no exception. In the table below we present this project in numbers.

Subject	Value
Founding	2011
Number of users in 2012	100 million
WeChat Pay	800 million users per day
Problems with censorship	Since 2013

WeChat Pay mobile payments are mostly used in China. It is the home of this social network. It is here that other services, such as hotel reservations, food delivery and so on, can also be made through the app.

Social network under China's scrutiny

Social network operating under the baton of Tencent and has been associated with negative popularity since 2013. First it was censorship issues. Then came the official announcement that the Chinese government had access to private data and information. It was for this reason that some posts attacking China's primarily political regime were censored. This probably doesn't inspire much confidence in many users, yet the social app became the fifth most used in the world at the time.

What can WeChat do?

This social network is associated with not just regular messaging, but also the ability to use QR codes to search for profiles. Free games are also available for users to play with friends. There are also emoticons or searching for friends based on their current location. You can even use the search for random people in your vicinity. This functionality is called Shake. So for many users, WeChat makes a certain amount of sense.