WeChat has been under pressure to reconsider its tobacco-related messaging for years. ![]() The platform declined an interview request Monday, and a source within the company told Sixth Tone that staff had been asked not to discuss the matter with the media. WeChat has been reticent to say more about what prompted the change, which came with the Version 8.0.0 update earlier this year and has since gone largely unnoticed. ![]() | Right: The platform’s new “soldier face” emoji, after he adopted healthier habits. Left: WeChat’s previous “soldier face” emoji, with its trademark cigar.
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