# Baidu

Type: Company (BIDU)

Source: Cyber Intelligence Brief — https://getcyberbrief.com/entity/baidu
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## Timeline

- **2026-02-26**: SCMP Report — South China Morning Post brings global attention to the 'digital public shaming' campaign.
- **2026-02-19**: Free Nora Investigation — Feminist collective Free Nora publishes findings on Doubao's exploitation for deepfakes.
- **2025-12-31**: Market Data Released — QuestMobile reports Doubao has 155M weekly active users, leading the Chinese AI market.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### Dual-use tech export ban to 10 US firms intensifies cyber supply chain risks
2026-06-28 13:26:47 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 6

The reciprocal sanctions escalate the U.S.-China tech cold war, with dual-use technology controls possibly encompassing cybersecurity hardware, elevating the risk of retaliatory cyber operations.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/china-export-ban-cyber-supply-chain-risks

### China's AI Safety Crisis: ByteDance's Doubao Exploited for Deepfake Shaming
2026-02-27 00:21:59 · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

ByteDance's Doubao chatbot is under fire after reports revealed its safety protocols are being systematically bypassed to create non-consensual pornographic deepfakes. A grassroots investigation by Free Nora uncovered a coordinated 'digital public shaming' campaign leveraging a coded prompt system known as 'fenjue' to circumvent moderation.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/china-ai-safety-bytedance-doubao-deepfake-shaming

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