"OpenAI bans suspected China-linked accounts for seeking surveillance proposals" Reuters, 8 October 2025

OpenAI said on Tuesday it has banned several ChatGPT accounts with suspected links to the Chinese government entities after the users asked for proposals to monitor social media conversations.

In its latest public threat report, OpenAI said some individuals had asked its chatbot to outline social media "listening" tools and other monitoring concepts, violating the startup's national security policy.

OpenAI said it also banned several Chinese‑language accounts that used ChatGPT to assist phishing and malware campaigns [...].

The Chinese embassy in the U.S. did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.