Can WeChat survive latest censorship clampdown? Tencent Holdings’s WeChat application icon and website on display. Beijing’s latest “clean-up” effort may dent WeChat’s global expansion plans, but analysts say the popular messaging app will tide through the month-long censorship operation. Authorities are targeting instant messaging services in the censorship campaign that started on May 27, according to state media Xinhua. They are focused on violence, terrorism, pornography and fraud. Tencent’s WeChat has been singled out due to its popularity, but this is not the first time. In March, it removed at least 40 accounts with political, economic and legal content. In May, the mainland’s state broadcaster CCTV criticized the messaging service for bombarding users with deceptive ads and excessive information. WeChat is the frontrunner in China’s messaging space, and users are unlikely to ditch the app due to fresh censorship measures. Launched in 2011, WeChat – also known as Weixin…