Apple is speaking with Chinese telecommunications companies to identify ways the device maker could reduce spam messages that are received through iMessage, according to a report from Reuters this morning.

This move to collaborate with telecoms comes after more than a week’s worth of berating and accusations from Chinese state-controlled media outlets over the company’s alleged lack of effort to ban prohibited content like gambling, pornography, and promotions for counterfeit goods and devices.

According to Reuters, this recent flurry of Chinese negative media reports isn’t the first for Apple. This slew of attacks may be the result of a new campaign by state media to encourage companies to clean up the amount of spam messages people…

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