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Beijing targets Montreal Youtuber with sexually explicit deepfakes

A Montreal YouTuber is the latest target of the Chinese communist government’s intimidation tactics, suffering over a year of sexually explicit deepfakes aimed at silencing her sharp criticism.

Quinn Patrick
Dec 10, 2025
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A Montreal YouTuber is the latest target of the Chinese communist government’s intimidation tactics, suffering over a year of sexually explicit deepfakes aimed at silencing her sharp criticism of Beijing.

Yao Zhang regularly discusses Chinese affairs on her YouTube channel, which has about 175,000 subscribers, sharing her support for Taiwa…

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