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Is WeChat an example of a non-Western Digital Media Service?

Through the case study of the Chinese social media application, WeChat, we argue that WeChat is an example of a non-Western digital media service that owes its success first to its platformization and then to the infrastructuralization of its platform model.

Is the WeChat platform model shaped by techno-nationalist media regulations?

Moreover, our findings show that the infrastructuralization of the WeChat platform model in China is shaped by markedly techno-nationalist media regulations and an increasingly overt cyber-sovereignty agenda.

Is WeChat a platform or an infrastructure?

Drawing on the results of the analysis of technical documentation, business reports, as well as observations and interviews, we first present WeChat as both a platform and an infrastructure, and then we contextualize WeChat in the history of ICT infrastructure and the development of the internet in China.

How many government affairs WeChat are there?

At present, according to incomplete statistics, the total number of Government affairs Wechat has broken the 40,000 barriers. Covering the entire China territory including Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, Government affairs Wechat has become the largest government new media on the instant mobile communication public platform.

What is easychat & how does it work?

As an up-and-coming youngster in mobile instant messaging tools, the Easychat public platform adopted a “rural area then city” growth strategy, and established a “district/county–town/street–village–community” four-level vertical system of grassroots administrative units in provinces including Yunnan and Zhejiang.

Why is easychat so popular?

Ever since Easychat was launched on public platforms on 6 September 2013, it has attracted the active signup of parties and governmental bodies and has gained significant growth.