The Great Content Clearing: China's Crackdown on AI Generated Slop The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has been scrubbing its digital spaces, deleting tweets, removing spam comments, and targeting websites and apps that rely heavily on AI generated content – deepfakes, clickbait, and sensationalized news.
This move is part of a broader pattern in China, where the government is increasingly taking steps to rein in what it sees as the destructive potential of generative technology. Over 5.
61 million pieces of "harmful or illegal content" have been removed, along with some 49,000 accounts. But the CAC's actions are not just about removing content; they're also about regulating its accessibility.