2026-09-21
On September 21, after multiple netizens posted comments such as "call for legislation" and "respect life" in the live stream of the "Greater Bay Area Mid-Autumn Concert" gala, they were collectively restricted from commenting by WeChat Channels, with one person banned from commenting until October 21.
2026-09-15
On September 15, a WeChat PR employee responded to privacy controversies surrounding the AI assistant "Xiaowei," denying that it peeks at chat logs, but admitting that recommendations are made based on user interaction data. Earlier updates to WeChat's privacy policy showed that using Xiaowei collects user input and information viewed within the scenario.
2026-09-09
Researchers from the US security company Calif studied how to use AI to build a zero-click worm for WeChat, WeWorm, which can automatically spread and control accounts.