WeChat (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "WeChat" in Simple English language version.

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1817web.archive.org

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22techinasia.com

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11theregister.co.uk

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11citizenlab.ca

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apkmirror.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 7,738^th place)

"WeChat APKs". APKMirror. Android Police. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; Simple English: 20^th place)

McDonell, Stephen (7 June 2019). "WeChat and the Surveillance State". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; Simple English: 100^th place)

"Tencent's Profit Is Better Than Expected". Bloomberg.com. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

citizenlab.ca (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

"We Chat, They Watch: How International Users Unwittingly Build up WeChat's Chinese Censorship Apparatus". The Citizen Lab. 2020-05-07. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-05.

economist.com (Global: 331^st place; Simple English: 199^th place)

"WeChat's world". The Economist. 16 August 2016. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

fastcompany.com (Global: 1,399^th place; Simple English: 1,301^st place)

"How WeChat Became China's App For Everything". Fast Company. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

hrw.org (Global: 601^st place; Simple English: 573^rd place)

"China: World Leader of Internet Censorship". Human Rights Watch. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

koreaworldtimes.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

人的監視から混合型監視へ超万能WeChatの中国をモデルにする北朝鮮（3/3）. KoreaWorldTimes (in Japanese). 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

qz.com (Global: 1,740^th place; Simple English: 1,042^nd place)

Sonnad, Nikki (17 April 2017). "What happens when you try to send politically sensitive messages on WeChat". Quartz (publication). Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

techinasia.com (Global: 6,958^th place; Simple English: 5,558^th place)

It's time for messaging apps to quit the bullshit numbers and tell us how many users are active Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. techinasia.com. 23 January 2014. Steven Millward.
Millward, Steven (10 January 2013). "Now China's WeChat App is Censoring Its Users Globally". Tech in Asia. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

technode.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 8,251^st place)

"WeChat now has over 1 billion active monthly users worldwide · TechNode". TechNode. 5 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

thedrum.com (Global: 8,360^th place; Simple English: low place)

"WeChat users pass 900 million as app becomes integral part of Chinese lifestyle". The Drum. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

theregister.co.uk (Global: 1,877^th place; Simple English: 1,222^nd place)

Muncaster, Phil (11 January 2013). "China censors chat users outside China". The Register. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; Simple English: 26^th place)

Deibert, Ronald. "Opinion | WeChat users outside China face surveillance while training censorship algorithms". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-05.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

"WeChat APKs". APKMirror. Android Police. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
"WeChat now has over 1 billion active monthly users worldwide · TechNode". TechNode. 5 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
"Tencent's Profit Is Better Than Expected". Bloomberg.com. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
"WeChat users pass 900 million as app becomes integral part of Chinese lifestyle". The Drum. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
It's time for messaging apps to quit the bullshit numbers and tell us how many users are active Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. techinasia.com. 23 January 2014. Steven Millward.
"WeChat's world". The Economist. 16 August 2016. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
"How WeChat Became China's App For Everything". Fast Company. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
Cockerell, Isobel (9 May 2019). "Inside China's Massive Surveillance Operation". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
Dou, Eva (8 December 2017). "Jailed for a Text: China's Censors Are Spying on Mobile Chat Groups". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
McDonell, Stephen (7 June 2019). "WeChat and the Surveillance State". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
人的監視から混合型監視へ超万能WeChatの中国をモデルにする北朝鮮（3/3）. KoreaWorldTimes (in Japanese). 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
Deibert, Ronald. "Opinion | WeChat users outside China face surveillance while training censorship algorithms". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
"China: World Leader of Internet Censorship". Human Rights Watch. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
Sonnad, Nikki (17 April 2017). "What happens when you try to send politically sensitive messages on WeChat". Quartz (publication). Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
Millward, Steven (10 January 2013). "Now China's WeChat App is Censoring Its Users Globally". Tech in Asia. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
Muncaster, Phil (11 January 2013). "China censors chat users outside China". The Register. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
"We Chat, They Watch: How International Users Unwittingly Build up WeChat's Chinese Censorship Apparatus". The Citizen Lab. 2020-05-07. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-05.

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; Simple English: 223^rd place)

Cockerell, Isobel (9 May 2019). "Inside China's Massive Surveillance Operation". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

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"WeChat's world". The Economist. 16 August 2016. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
Cockerell, Isobel (9 May 2019). "Inside China's Massive Surveillance Operation". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; Simple English: 90^th place)

Dou, Eva (8 December 2017). "Jailed for a Text: China's Censors Are Spying on Mobile Chat Groups". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

WeChat (Simple English Wikipedia)

apkmirror.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 7,738th place)

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; Simple English: 20th place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 118th place; Simple English: 100th place)

citizenlab.ca (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

economist.com (Global: 331st place; Simple English: 199th place)

fastcompany.com (Global: 1,399th place; Simple English: 1,301st place)

hrw.org (Global: 601st place; Simple English: 573rd place)

koreaworldtimes.com (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

qz.com (Global: 1,740th place; Simple English: 1,042nd place)

techinasia.com (Global: 6,958th place; Simple English: 5,558th place)

technode.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 8,251st place)

thedrum.com (Global: 8,360th place; Simple English: low place)

theregister.co.uk (Global: 1,877th place; Simple English: 1,222nd place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35th place; Simple English: 26th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; Simple English: 1st place)

wired.com (Global: 254th place; Simple English: 223rd place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4th place; Simple English: 6th place)

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wsj.com (Global: 94th place; Simple English: 90th place)

apkmirror.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 7,738^th place)

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; Simple English: 20^th place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; Simple English: 100^th place)

economist.com (Global: 331^st place; Simple English: 199^th place)

fastcompany.com (Global: 1,399^th place; Simple English: 1,301^st place)

hrw.org (Global: 601^st place; Simple English: 573^rd place)

qz.com (Global: 1,740^th place; Simple English: 1,042^nd place)

techinasia.com (Global: 6,958^th place; Simple English: 5,558^th place)

technode.com (Global: low place; Simple English: 8,251^st place)

thedrum.com (Global: 8,360^th place; Simple English: low place)

theregister.co.uk (Global: 1,877^th place; Simple English: 1,222^nd place)

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; Simple English: 26^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; Simple English: 1^st place)

wired.com (Global: 254^th place; Simple English: 223^rd place)

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; Simple English: 6^th place)

wsj.com (Global: 94^th place; Simple English: 90^th place)