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title: "Investigation: a network of 400+ domains and apps linked to Chinese-language developers bypasses app store reviews to generate nonconsensual deepfakes and CSAM (Matt Burgess/Wired)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/investigation-a-network-of-400-domains-and-apps-linked-to-chinese-eecaf5c6
published: 2026-11-02T11:35:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Investigation: a network of 400+ domains and apps linked to Chinese-language developers bypasses app store reviews to generate nonconsensual deepfakes and CSAM (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-11-02 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/investigation-a-network-of-400-domains-and-apps-linked-to-chinese-eecaf5c6

Matt Burgess / Wired : Investigation: a network of 400+ domains and apps linked to Chinese-language developers bypasses app store reviews to generate nonconsensual deepfakes and CSAM — WIRED uncovered some 400 apps and websites linked to Chinese-language developers that look like regular AI tools but had secret features …

In this story: [Deepfakes](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/deepfakes), [Wired](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/wired)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261102/p12#a261102p12)

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