China fines firms for fake ChatGPT and DeepSeek services amid tightening AI governance

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Iris DengFebruary 6, 2026 at 02:42 PM

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China's market regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), has fined several companies for unfair competition related to fake AI services. The companies were posing as legitimate services from OpenAI's ChatGPT and Chinese AI firm DeepSeek. Shanghai Shangyun Internet Technology was fined for operating a fraudulent ChatGPT service on WeChat, misleading users into paying for AI dialogues. Hangzhou Boheng Culture Media was also fined for creating a fake website offering "DeepSeek local deployment," tricking users into paying for the unauthorized service. These penalties, announced on Friday, are part of China's tightening governance of the rapidly growing AI sector and enforcement of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law.

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Hangzhou Boheng Culture Media 70% Tencent Holdings 80% DeepSeek ×280% State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) 80% OpenAI ×290% China ×290% Shanghai Shangyun Internet Technology 90%

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artificial intelligence 90% chatgpt 90% fake services 80% china 80% unfair competition 70% ai governance 70% deepseek 70% market regulator 60% fraud 60% anti-unfair competition law 50%

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