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<h1>The Problem with WeChat, et al.</h1>
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WeChat is not a preferred way of contacting me. <a href="/#contact">Use these instead.</a>
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WeChat is a instant messaging program by the Chinese technology giant Tencent. It is insanely popular in Mainland China.
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<p>I do not use WeChat when applicable for the following reasons:</p>
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WeChat's client program is <a href="https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary.html">nonfree software</a>.
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Many of WeChat's features are <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html">Service as a Software Substitute</a>.
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WeChat's servers are nonfree; the service is centralized.
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Tencent suspends WeChat accounts for sending "politically sensitive chats".
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Information collected by WeChat is given to the police of the PRC without court warrants.
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<p>Similar problems are present in other popular Instant Messaging services such as <a href="https://stallman.org/whatsapp.html">WhatsApp</a>, <a href="https://spyware.neocities.org/articles/discord.html">Discord</a>, Tencent QQ, etc.</p>
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