Wondering why you can't change your profile pic to your newborn or a panda in a Devo hat? It's not a glitch; WeChat users are banned from updating it until the end of the month.
WeChat's official statement said
Due to system maintenance, users won't be able to change their profile pictures, user names and short bios until the end of the month. Other functions won't be affected. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Here's what happened when we tried to change our user name:
And our profile pic:
Note WeChat users outside Mainland China say they are able to update their profile.
Interestingly, the ban coincides with the 19th CPC National Congress, which kicked off at 9am today and lasts until the end of the month. More on that here, although every expat just know it as a major C-block to anything internet.
In addition, Tencent QQ officially gives notice that because of system upgrade recently, modification of any personal detail in QQ is not available until the next month.
Weibo also officially announced that users could not modify their personal or private chatting group information till Oct. 30th. Meanwhile, oversea user registration is unavailable temporarily during the system updating.
VPNs
Around China, you can likely expect network connectivity problems while the meetings take place. VPNs might also stop working during the event as they have with recent Two Sessions, with rumors of a total VPN ban said to be coming by 2018.
Source: SHEx, that's PRD
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