communication with friends or family in china, mostly. when most common western social media has no foothold in china - or is simply blocked - getting a wechat

communication with friends or family in china, mostly. when most common western social media has no foothold in china - or is simply blocked - getting a wechat account is the simplest way to stay in contact. and i'd imagine most of those people don't care much if the chinese government is spying on their baby photos or vacation albums.