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AI & Enterprise
China removes 14,000 AI products in sweeping cleanup amid race for AI dominance
China has begun a broad overhaul of artificial intelligence services, removing about 14,000 products from domestic networks for failing safety standards and regulatory requirements. Regulators also deleted more than 6 million items of illegal or harmful information and suspended over 26,000 accounts. Authorities are tightening pre-registration and safety obligations for AI services and preparing a second enforcement phase targeting misinformation, impersonation and other abuses. New rules on AI companion services take effect from July 15.
AI & Enterprise
China bans \'AI lovers\'; ByteDance, Alibaba to drop companion and persona features
ByteDance and Alibaba are shutting down agent features in key consumer AI products as China moves to regulate services that simulate human-like personalities and emotional interaction. Doubao users were notified the agent function will end on July 15, with related data managed under the company’s privacy policy after Oct. 15 and not recoverable. Alibaba’s Qwen will end human-like and user-generated agents on July 10 and further agent services on July 15.
Telecommunications & Media
Apple removes Jack Dorsey\'s P2P messenger Bitchat from China App Store
Apple has removed Jack Dorsey (잭 도시)\'s decentralised peer-to-peer messenger Bitchat from its China App Store and halted its TestFlight beta in the country, following a request from the Cyberspace Administration of China. Dorsey posted Apple’s notice on X. Apple reiterated that apps must comply with local laws and that developers are responsible for meeting legal requirements. Authorities cited concerns about opinion formation and social mobilisation under 2018 rules requiring security reviews.