Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules

CANDIDATE · 2026-06-10 · United Kingdom · Media & Information · signal 9/10

Chinese activist Apple Peiqing Ni was targeted by deepfake posts on X that portrayed her in a derogatory manner following her activism related to the Tiananmen Square massacre. Despite the abusive content violating X's own rules against harassment, the platform's automated systems initially deemed the posts compliant, only acting after media inquiries.

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