By MLex Staff (November 25, 2025, 07:38 GMT | Insight) — Shanghai’s internet watchdog is stepping up its campaign against misuse of generative artificial intelligence, highlighting how local governments are moving to enforce the Chinese government’s April directive to curb AI abuse. The regulator ordered local app stores to remove 54 non-compliant apps and imposed penalties on three service sites that refused to correct their practices. Shanghai’s internet watchdog is stepping up its campaign against the misuse of generative artificial intelligence, highlighting how local authorities are seeking to enforce the Chinese government’s April directive to curb AI abuse.
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