UPDATE 1-Tencent's WeChat resumes new user registrations in mainland China


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(Adds background, details) SHANGHAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings’ WeChat has resumed registrations of new users in mainland China, after suspending them last month to upgrade its security technology. The resumption of new user registrations on China’s dominant instant messaging platform was first spotted by social media users on Thursday morning. Tencent confirmed the resumption but declined to provide further comment. Users on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform said that steps to register a new account on the app appeared to be the same as before the suspension. The company said last month it was upgrading WeChat’s security technology to...