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

The Guardian · Jun 10, 2026, 6:00 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen Square. A high-profile Chinese activist in the UK who was inundated with deepfake posts on X portraying her as a sexually promiscuous drug addict was told that the abuse did not breach the rules of Elon Musk’s platform.Apple Peiqing Ni, the 27-year-old founder of the UK-based China Dissent Network, had been advised by UK police to complain to the US-headquartered platform after she was targeted by what she believes is a pro-regime bot. Continue reading...

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