New Study Shows Pervasive Censorship in Translation Services in China, Especially on Religion and Politics

Published on August 1, 2024

A new study has found that popular translation services and software in mainland China automatically censor information deemed sensitive by the Chinese communist regime, choosing to skip certain sentences based on the content. In its July 30 report, “Lost in Translation: Characterizing Automated Censorship in Online Translation Services,” Canada-based Citizen Lab tested five major Chinese online translation services—run by four Chinese companies and one American company—and found that they all automatically censor words, phrases, or sentences related to content deemed sensitive in China. The four Chinese companies are Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, and Youdao. Microsoft’s Bing Translator is the only foreign company allowed to be used in China....

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