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Anthropic is trying to block Chinese companies like ByteDance and Ant Financial from using Claude Code, but they are circumventing...

The restrictions via VPNs and overseas subsidiaries. Alibaba has banned its employees from using the tool after security vulnerabilities were discovered. The conflict highlights growing geopolitical tensions in AI.

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Anthropic is trying to block Chinese companies like ByteDance and Ant Financial from using Claude Code, but they are circumventing the restrictions via VPNs and overseas subsidiaries. Alibaba has banned its employees from using the tool after security vulnerabilities were discovered. The conflict highlights growing geopolitical tensions in AI.