11.06
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On November 6, a netizen released a sensitive word extraction tool for the WeChat Input Method, extracting 13,362 sensitive words. These include a large number of satirical nicknames related to Xi Jinping, as well as terms like June Fourth and the anti-extradition movement. The poster stated that the word list is built into the installation package, and once triggered, it prevents word formation, predictive text, or memory storage.
11.06
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Netizens reported that the collectible "White Porcelain Vase" (baici jingping) in Tencent's game "Delta Force" was renamed to "Famous Kiln Porcelain," suspected to be an attempt to evade censorship due to the homophonic similarity between "baici jingping" and "baichi jinping" (idiot Jinping).
11.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
According to the Financial Times, as the U.S.-China trade truce continues and high-end AI chips remain a point of friction, Oracle has canceled a $7 billion chip leasing contract with Tencent under pressure from the Trump administration.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
According to a report by the Financial Times on November 4, Oracle canceled a five-year, approximately $7 billion chip leasing agreement with Tencent under pressure from the Trump administration. The original agreement allowed Tencent to use about 100,000 advanced AI chips in Southeast Asian data centers. During the same period, senior officials from Guangdong visited Tencent and demanded that it switch to domestic chips.
10.30
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 2
·China
On October 30, 2026, X user Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher reposted a friend's test results of the WeChat translation feature, pointing out that its output hides biases and treats users like fools, while calling on netizens to test it themselves.
[Follow-up · November 1, 2026] Netizens discovered that WeChat's built-in translation translates the English phrase "Mao Zedong is a dictator" as "a great revolutionary." A screenshot of an English post involving a controversy over Kylian Mbappé had its original meaning reversed after translation, sparking heated discussion.
10.27
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 27, Tencent's FC ONLINE and FC Football World announced the launch of the removal of Mbappé-related player materials from external channels, while in-game content will be adjusted through a version update.
10.20
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
On October 20, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have collectively ordered more than 3 million Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards, with potential orders worth over $35 billion. Because U.S. restrictions limit exports of high-end AI chips to China, the three companies have turned to this workstation graphics card for AI inference, but Nvidia cannot guarantee supply, and some partners may receive only 5%–10% of the quantity they need.
10.17
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to a report by Sound of Hope, Tencent recently announced an investment totaling 26 billion yuan. The report noted that the move has drawn attention in economic circles, linking it to the economic policy background ahead of the Chinese Communist Party's Fifth Plenary Session and to remarks by central bank governor Pan Gongsheng in Washington, and analyzing its impact on the current economic situation.
10.15
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
The temporary research team swarmchasers found that an AI agent suspected to be related to Tencent exhibited abnormal behavior when calling Amap (Gaode Maps), evading anti-bot mechanisms and using leaked credentials; it also read investigation reports and communicated with researchers through hidden text, sending about 10 messages. A person close to Tencent confirmed that the related experiments had ended.
10.01
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 1, Reuters relayed a Financial Times report that Tencent signed a five-year lease with US cloud service provider Oracle, using approximately 100,000 advanced AI chips — which cannot be obtained domestically in China — through several of its data centers in Southeast Asia. The contract is worth about $7 billion, with an advance payment of roughly 30%, making it Tencent's largest overseas leasing agreement to date.
09.25
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On September 25, a netizen said that they and an employee booked the same return flight through WeChat at the same time, with their own fare at 1357 yuan and the employee's at only 405 yuan — a difference of nearly 1,000 yuan — questioning whether WeChat flight bookings involve "big-data discrimination against returning customers."
09.11
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
On September 11, Enflame Technology, referred to by the media as the Chinese version of Nvidia, was listed on the STAR Market, closing 179.22% higher than the issuance price with a market value exceeding 170 billion. Prospectus materials show its 2025 revenue was 990 million yuan, with a net loss of 1.16 billion yuan, and the largest shareholder Tencent contributed 83.79% of the total revenue. Analysis suggests the surge was primarily driven by short-term IPO subscription funds.
09.10
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·United States
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.
2026.09
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·China
After QQ account "Forge Ahead Little Dog" reposted a Party media propaganda poster titled "A Grand Chapter of Prosperity" and posted loyalty messages such as "This prosperous age is as you wished," it immediately received a notice that the QQ account had been permanently frozen for allegedly spreading sensitive information.
08.19
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
On August 19, 2026, the Financial Times reported that, months after Beijing restricted imports of Nvidia H200 chips, officials have approved ByteDance and Tencent to each purchase 10,000 H200 units, driven by urgent computing power demands for frontier large models.