# content moderation
Latest news and articles about content moderation
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ByteDance Pulls Doubao’s Live Video Calls — A Pause That Reveals China’s Tightrope on AI Interactivity
ByteDance has temporarily suspended Doubao’s video‑call feature, reflecting concerns about moderation, privacy, and operational costs tied to real‑time generative audiovisual interactions. The pause signals how Chinese tech firms are balancing product innovation with regulatory compliance and reputational risk as they race to match advanced Western AI models.
China’s Cyberspace Watchdogs Cracked Down on Unlabelled AI Deepfakes, Removing Hundreds of Thousands of Items
China’s internet regulator has removed over 543,000 pieces of AI-generated content and sanctioned 13,421 accounts for failing to label synthetic material. The enforcement targets fabricated human-interest videos, deepfakes impersonating public figures, grotesque edits of children’s characters, and marketplaces selling tools to strip AI labels.
Viral Post Teaches 'How to Use a Grenade' — Another Sign of Militarized Online Pop Culture in China
A social-media style post on Huanqiu’s feed that read “Every day one small skill, today we learn grenade use” has drawn attention for normalizing weapons instruction in casual online formats. The item illuminates a wider trend of militarized pop culture in China and raises enforcement and safety questions for platforms and regulators.
China’s Tech Tightening: Kuaishou Hit with Rmb119m Fine as App-Store Blitzes and Supply Squeezes Reshape the Sector
Beijing’s Cyberspace Administration fined Kuaishou Rmb119.1 million for failures in curbing pornographic content, prompting an apology and a pledged overhaul of internal controls. The same day, Alibaba’s Qianwen app topped Apple’s free chart after an enormous milk‑tea giveaway, illustrating the collision between viral user‑acquisition tactics and intensifying regulatory and platform oversight.
China’s Internet Regulator Slaps Kuaishou with Rmb119.1m Fine, Orders Urgent Content Rectification
China’s cyberspace regulator fined Kuaishou Rmb119.1m for failing to remove illegal content and ordered the company to make corrections within a set period. The move underscores Beijing’s ongoing push for tighter platform governance and raises the cost of rapid-engagement business models that rely on high-volume, real-time user content.
Chinese Regulator Slaps Kuaishou with ¥119.1m Fine After Pornographic Live-Stream Attack — A Test of Platform Governance
Beijing authorities fined Kuaishou ¥119.1 million for failing to stop a coordinated surge of pornographic live streams that exploited technical vulnerabilities on December 22, 2025. The penalty, imposed under China’s Cybersecurity Law, highlights both Kuaishou’s short-term security lapses and deeper strategic strains amid fierce competition from Douyin and Video Accounts.
French Authorities Summon Elon Musk After Raid on X’s Paris Office — A Test of Platform Accountability
French authorities have raided X’s Paris office and summoned Elon Musk, with a hearing reportedly scheduled for April. The episode highlights growing European enforcement of online-speech rules and raises fresh questions about platform accountability and the personal liability of tech executives.
EU Designates WhatsApp a ‘Very Large’ Platform, Pushing Meta into Stricter Digital Regulation
The European Commission has designated WhatsApp as a ‘very large online platform’ under the Digital Services Act after its Channels feature surpassed the 45 million‑user threshold in the EU. The move compels Meta to implement systemic‑risk assessments, stronger transparency and content‑mitigation measures within four months or face significant fines.
Feeding the Machine: How AI’s Rise Depends on Low‑paid Labor and Vast Natural Resources
James Muldoon’s reporting reframes generative AI as a large‑scale extraction system that depends on low‑paid labour, unconsented creative material and vast energy and water resources. The phenomenon deepens global labour competition, concentrates managerial control, and risks reproducing Western cultural biases unless regulated.
Philippines to Lift Ban on xAI’s Grok After Promised Fixes for Sexual-Content Abuse
The Philippines will lift its ban on xAI’s Grok once the company implements promised fixes to stop the chatbot being used to generate sexually explicit images, including alleged child-exploitative content. Authorities will continue close monitoring, following platform-level restrictions introduced earlier by X to block generation of real-person nudity.