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+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en">
+	<head>
+		<title>The Problem with WeChat, et al.</title>
+		<link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" />
+		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+		<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<h1>The Problem with WeChat, et al.</h1>
+		<p>
+		WeChat is not a preferred way of contacting me.  <a href="/contact.html">Use these instead</a>.
+		</p>
+
+		<p>
+		WeChat is a instant messaging program by the Chinese technology giant Tencent.  It is insanely popular in Mainland China.
+		</p>
+
+		<p>
+		I do not use WeChat when applicable for the following reasons.
+		</p>
+
+		<ul>
+			<li>
+				WeChat's client program is <a href="https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary.html">nonfree software</a>.
+			</li>
+			<li>
+				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>.
+			</li>
+			<li>
+				WeChat's servers are nonfree; the service is centralized.
+			</li>
+			<li>
+				Tencent suspends WeChat accounts for sending "politically sensitive chats".
+			</li>
+			<li>
+				Information collected by WeChat is given to the police of the PRC without court warrants.
+			</li>
+		</ul>
+
+		<p>This list is incomplete.  I can't think of more now, tell me if you know some more.</p>
+		<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>
+
+		<a href="/contact.html">Here are some ways to contact me.</a>
+
+		<div id="footer">
+			<hr />
+			<p><a href="/">Runxi Yu's Website</a></p>
+			
+		</div>
+	</body>
+</html>