China takes aim at pop-up windows in further tech clampdown


On July 28 authorities took their latest shot at the tech sector by ordering Tencent and 13 other developers to deal with pop-up windows that officials said could contain misleading information. — Design vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com

BEIJING: Beijing on July 28 told Tencent and other tech developers to address “harassing” pop-up windows on their apps, in the latest salvo in China’s battle against the sector.

The order came as a Chinese bike-sharing firm scrapped plans for a New York IPO as Beijing also tightens the reins on domestic firms seeking to list overseas.

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