FACEBOOK PREPARING THE LANDING IN CHINA

By the end of the year, Facebook might open a trade office in China aimed at advertisers : After the rumor reported by Bloomberg, the possibility was confirmed by the vice president of social networks, Vaughan Smith, who said that ” we are exploring ways to provide more local support , and we may consider the idea of ​​having a sales office in China in the future . ”

Access to Facebook, which has an office of its kind in Hong Kong, is currently blocked in China : the social network of Mark Zuckerberg, which at the time was denied a potential audience of over a billion people , an office in China may be an additional way to make room in the country; among other things, controls both Facebook Instagram is WhatsApp app that you can use in China , unlike YouTube and Twitter.

Back in 2010, Google (whose mail service Gmail is available in China in limited release ) moved the server to Hong Kong to concerns related to censorship and cyber security .