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Content on Tencent's Weishi app is being changed after falling out of favor with top management and falling behind rivals Douyin and Kuaishou. © Reuters

GUAN CONG and MATTHEW WALSH, Caixin

Tencent Holdings said it will reposition its Weishi app to focus on film and TV content, as the short-video platform struggles to win users in an increasingly saturated domestic market dominated by Douyin and Kuaishou.

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