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China’s cyberspace regulator warns ByteDance apps, website over AI-content labelling

By Thomson Reuters Apr 28, 2026 | 4:51 AM

BEIJING, April 28 (Reuters) – China’s cyberspace administrator has ordered ByteDance’s video editing apps ​Jianying and Maoxiang, and ‌website Jimeng AI, to comply with rules on labelling AI-generated content, the Cyberspace Administration of China said ‌in ​a statement on ⁠Tuesday.

• The three ⁠platforms did not effectively implement required AI content identification measures and have violated the ​country’s cybersecurity law and relevant rules, the regulator ⁠said.

• Authorities ⁠summoned, ordered rectification, warned, ​and penalised those responsible, the ​statement said, without giving details.

• ‌Platforms must strictly observe legal requirements on AI-content labelling, it said, adding that regulators ⁠will continue to strengthen oversight to “concretely protect the public interest and ⁠support ‌the healthy and orderly ⁠development of AI”.

• ​China ‌in March 2025 issued ​requirements for the ⁠labelling of AI-generated content, which went into effect in September.

(Reporting by Xiuhao Chen and Joe Cash. Editing by ​Mark Potter)