Tencent, the world’s third-largest internet company by market capitalisation, said China’s crackdown on mobile text messaging was starting to hurt its business.

QQ.com game sceneThe warning by the company, which operates the world’s most popular instant messaging service and online games with titles such as Dungeon & Fighter, is an early indication that China’s strict censorship regime could start to damage the country’s internet boom.

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