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WeChat is now a frontline policing tool in China. Here’s what my research found

By Ausma Bernot, Lecturer in Technology and Crime, Griffith University

WeChat is best known as China’s all-purpose “super-app”. It is used for everything from messaging and mobile payments to shopping and government services.

As of June 2024, WeChat reported a staggering 1.37 billion active monthly users globally. For many Chinese-speaking diaspora communities – such as in the United States, Australia and the…

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