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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

How Do Passive Social Networking Services Use and Its Antecedents Affect Users’ Continuance Intention? An Empirical Study of WeChat Use

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Pages 3191-3203 | Received 17 May 2022, Accepted 15 Oct 2022, Published online: 28 Oct 2022

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