Facebook, Twitter and other Western social media websites have been blocked by Chinese censors for years. Despite various efforts from various social media leaders, western social networking sites have not be able to enter China. Until now. New York Times reported, Facebook has authorized the release of a new app that does not carry the company’s name in an attempt to find a different way into China.
The photo sharing app called Colorful Balloons was released in May, which shares the look, function and feel of Facebook’s Moments app. New York Time also reported, according to a person with knowledge of the company’s plans, the app was released through a separate local company and without any hint that the app was affiliated with Facebook. Youge Internet Technology released the app in Apple’s app store in China, without any information that could connect them with the social media giant.
VCCircle reported, in response to an email query a Facebook spokesperson said Facebook has always been interested in China and are, therefore, spending a lot of time to understand and learn more about the country. “Our focus right now is on helping Chinese businesses and developers expand to new markets outside of China by using our ad platform,” they added.
China has the largest online market in the world and this anonymous release of an app by a major technology company shows the desperation and the frustration of global tech companies in their inability to break into this lucrative market. At present, more than 700 million internet users in China currently use homegrown social networks such as Tencent Holding’s WeChat and microblogging service Weibo. The Chinese authorities have also partially blocked Whatsapp, which is owned by Facebook, in an attempt to ramp up censorship of social media and messaging platforms. The Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly tried to woo the Chinese authorities by learning Mandarin and by attempting to sell a book by the President of China, Xi Jinping, but to no avail.
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