Cross-Sector entity

QuestMobile

Company
8

QuestMobile is most often covered alongside ByteDance, which appears in 5 of these 5 stories. regulation accounts for 3 of the 5 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. We currently track 5 Cross-Sector stories that mention QuestMobile, all published on February 27, 2026.

5 verified stories tracked

Last mentioned: Feb 27, 2026

Entity pulse

Recent coverage · QuestMobile

5 stories
8 avg impact
0% positive
100% negative

Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.

  • 100% negative

Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.

What the coverage shows about QuestMobile

QuestMobile is most often covered alongside ByteDance, which appears in 5 of these 5 stories. regulation accounts for 3 of the 5 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. We currently track 5 Cross-Sector stories that mention QuestMobile, all published on February 27, 2026. Negative sentiment appears in 100% of the tracked stories. Each carries 3 original sources on average.

Stories tracked
5
Negative
100%
Sources per story
3

Computed from the 5 stories linked to this entity. Beat comparisons are omitted because no baseline was available for this window.

Coverage cohort

Appears alongside

Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering QuestMobile. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.

Timeline

  1. SCMP Report

    South China Morning Post brings global attention to the 'digital public shaming' campaign.

  2. Free Nora Investigation

    Feminist collective Free Nora publishes findings on Doubao's exploitation for deepfakes.

  3. Market Data Released

    QuestMobile reports Doubao has 155M weekly active users, leading the Chinese AI market.

Stories mentioning QuestMobile 5

AI regulation Strongly negative 8

ByteDance’s Doubao Under Fire for AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography

A grassroots investigation by feminist collective Free Nora has exposed widespread misuse of ByteDance’s Doubao chatbot to create non-consensual pornographic deepfakes. The group revealed that users are employing 'fenjue' prompt techniques to bypass AI safety barriers, highlighting significant regulatory gaps in China's AI landscape.

3 sources
SaaS security Strongly negative 8

ByteDance’s Doubao Under Fire for AI-Generated Deepfake Exploitation

A grassroots investigation has revealed that ByteDance’s Doubao chatbot is being systematically used to generate non-consensual pornographic deepfakes of women. Using a coded prompting system known as 'fenjue,' users are successfully bypassing platform safeguards, highlighting significant security vulnerabilities in China's leading AI models.

3 sources
Startups regulation Strongly negative 8

ByteDance’s Doubao AI Under Fire for Non-Consensual Deepfake Generation

A grassroots investigation has revealed that ByteDance's Doubao AI is being systematically exploited to create non-consensual pornographic deepfakes of women. The use of 'fenjue' coded prompts to bypass safety filters highlights a critical regulatory gap in China's rapidly expanding generative AI market.

3 sources
Cyber security Strongly negative 8

China's AI Safety Crisis: ByteDance's Doubao Exploited for Deepfake Shaming

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.

3 sources
Legal regulation Strongly negative 8

Chinese AI Giants Face Regulatory Scrutiny Over Deepfake 'Digital Shaming'

ByteDance's Doubao AI is at the center of a controversy involving the generation of non-consensual pornographic deepfakes through 'fenjue' prompt-injection techniques. Feminist advocacy group Free Nora has called for stricter enforcement as these tools facilitate a large-scale digital shaming campaign against women.

3 sources

Source: Meredith Chen (hk) · Meredith Chen (hk)