WeChat blocks Uber (again) as Chinese rideshare war continues
Chinese technology company Tencent has once again blocked Uber and accounts that promote it from its hugely popular messaging app WeChat (which boasts 600 million monthly Chinese users); the latest blow to Uber in its quest to win over China. Reports emerged on Friday that Tencent had “permanently” blocked all Uber WeChat accounts, and is notable because Tencent is a major investor in Didi Kuaidi, the major competitor to Uber in China. This is not the first time Uber has run into this problem, it was blocked from WeChat temporarily in March, which Uber called an effort to thwart a “competitive environment.” It is unclear whether the ban will indeed be permanent, but various reports have been confirmed via Uber that the company is definitely blocked from the app at this time.

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