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China Considers Opening Tencent and ByteDance to Third-Party Search

By Shai Oster
· · Source: Bloomberg

As it continues to tighten antitrust regulations, China is considering opening up Tencent and ByteDance to outside search by third-party companies, Bloomberg reported. No decision has been made on a move to further weaken the walls that have kept the content on the hugely popular platforms sealed off. If enacted, this would have profound implications for the internet companies’ business...

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